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Ambrotype of Tillotson family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.207 Author/Creator: Place Written: Greene, New York Type: Photograph Date: [1862] Pagination: 1 ambrotype : b&w Height: 10 cm, Width: 8.5 cm Order a Copy

Ambrotype of Mrs. Tillotson, Leon, Georgina (age 6) and Lucy (age 3) in a wooden case.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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