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McPherson, & Oliver, fl. 1864 Carte de visite of "Trench[e]s at Port Hudson."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04596.03 Author/Creator: McPherson, & Oliver, fl. 1864 Place Written: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: [n.d.] Pagination: White mount with blue border : Mcpherson & Oliver imprint on verso. Height: 6.2 cm, Width: 10.1 cm Order a Copy

Penciled caption on verso, with additional inscriptions "310" and "7793." Image of several tents and a pavilion in a wooded valley.

Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893
McPherson & Oliver (New Orleans, Louisiana), fl. 1860-1869

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