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[Pauline Cushman]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04987 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Full length pose in uniform with sword. Cushman served as a Union spy in Louisiana.

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