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Black, J.W., 1825-1896 [Commodore Eagle., carte de visite]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04187.10 Author/Creator: Black, J.W., 1825-1896 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10.7 x 6.3 cm. Order a Copy

White mount with Black's imprint and pencil inscription "129 E. 30th St., N.Y." on verso. Pencil caption from album: "Commodore Eagle." Three quarter length standing portrait in uniform holding hat. Shown in Napoleonic pose next to a writing desk.

Green, Charles, fl. 1861-1865
Black, J.W., 1825-1896

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