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Unknown [photograph of William Rhodes Wilder]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.329 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Photograph Date: 1861 April Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 11.1 x 7.1 cm. Order a Copy

Inscription on enclosure: "William Rhodes Wilder, April 1861. Age 17 years."

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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