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Unknown Carte de visite of Heber Painter

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.182 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861 circa Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 18 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

A bust image of a young Heber Painter. The size given includes the frame in which the carte de visite is kept .

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