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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 "Ruins of White House on the Pamunkey River."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03029.47 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: [White House Landing, Virginia] Type: Photograph Date: [1864/05, cf. Davis and Wiley, v.2, 669.] Pagination: Half stereo Height: 11.1 cm, Width: 16.9 cm Order a Copy

Image shows an encampment among the chimneys of now-demolished White House.

Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896

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