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Various Carte de visite portrait of Richard Taylor, with later enlargement [Decimalized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01176 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Header Record Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Two bust portraits of Richard Taylor.

Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879

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