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Noel, Walter, fl. 1885-1895 [Cabinet card of Edward R. Archer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.168 Author/Creator: Noel, Walter, fl. 1885-1895 Place Written: Wytheville, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1895/09/27 Pagination: 1 collodian : sepia Height: 17 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

Edward R. Archer, three quarters portrait on cabinet card. Collodian print [Wytheville, Virginia: Walter Noel]. Inscribed: "Your affectionate Uncle E. R. Archer Sept 27/95"

Archer, Edward Richard, 1834-1918

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