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Engraving of Thomas Dunn English.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02453.57 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1870 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Adhered to scrapbook mount. Song lyrics printed in background, "Oh' don't you remember sweet Alice Ben Bolt."

English, Thomas Dunn, 1819-1902

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