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Howell & Brown, fl. 1864 [Carte de visite of George H. Muzzey]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01942.03 Author/Creator: Howell & Brown, fl. 1864 Place Written: Savannah, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: October 1864 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 11 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Photographed seated, in uniform by Howell & Brown Photographers, Savannah, Georgia. Most likely taken before being captured in October 1864 and detained in the confederate Libby Prison.

Howell & Brown, fl. 1864
Muzzey, George H., fl. 1864-1865

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