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Osborn's Gallery "Die Markthalle, No. 5." Ink inscription on recto: "Market Hall."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04509.07 Author/Creator: Osborn's Gallery Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: April 1861 Pagination: carte de visite : White mount with gold border Height: 6.2 cm, Width: 9.7 cm Order a Copy

Osborn imprint on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Die Markthalle, No. 5." Ink inscription on recto: "Market Hall." View of the hall's main entrance.

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