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Fowx, Egbert Guy, 1821-1891 [carte de visite, chapel in the camp of the 50th Regiment N.Y.V. Engineers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.24.53 Author/Creator: Fowx, Egbert Guy, 1821-1891 Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: Height: 11.1 cm, Width: 7.2 cm Order a Copy

White mount with gold border and Fowx imprint on verso. Blurred and damaged print of image #52.

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