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Masury, S., fl. 1864 [carte de visite, two veterans]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.24.35 Author/Creator: Masury, S., fl. 1864 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: Height: 11.4 cm, Width: 7.3 cm Order a Copy

White mount with Masury imprint and pencil inscription "Two Vetrans [sic] of 1864" on verso. Full length standing portrait of two veteran seamen in military dress. Man on left is missing both arms, and man on right is wearing glasses or goggles.

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