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Bostwick Brothers (photographers) Hd. Qrs. Gen'l. Hay(e)s

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0034 Author/Creator: Bostwick Brothers (photographers) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 albumen print Height: 22.1 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

A print of a photograph taken at the headquarters of Union General Ink inscription on recto: "Hd Qrs. Genl. Hay[inserted: e]s [sic]. Bostwick Bros." Large group of people standing in front of two cabins. The flag over the 2nd Corps flies over the cabin to the left. Barrels sit on top of the chimneys of both cabins. The Musicians pose with their instruments.

Bostwick Brothers (photographers)

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