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[Aldehoff School, Lookout Mtn]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04749.10 Author/Creator: Place Written: Lookout Mountain, [Tennesee] Type: Photograph Date: circa 1863 Pagination: Full stereo, Mounted. Height: 8.2 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Pencil inscription on verso: "Aldehoff School, Lookout Mtn." Image of men and women gathered in front of a white two-story building. Some of the men are carrying musical instruments.

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