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Bitner, H., fl. 1923 Heminway[?], C.F.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03565.28 Author/Creator: Bitner, H., fl. 1923 Place Written: Mt. Carroll, Ill. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: carte de visite, 10.2 x 6.1 cm. Order a Copy

Ink inscription on verso: "C.F. Heminway, Lanark, Carroll Co., Ills." Full length standing portrait in uniform with hat on pedestal next to him. White mount with Bitner's imprint on verso.

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