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Churchill & Dennison Russian Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0064 Author/Creator: Churchill & Dennison Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 30.5 cm Order a Copy

One photograph entitled, "Russian Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY.," dated 1864. Published by Churchill & Dennison. Image is of thirteen people dressed up in Russian costumes. The people are identified by numeric notations written in graphite around the image. The numbers correspond to graphite inscription on verso: "1 Miss Hendrickson 2 Miss Esmy 3 Miss Sarah Vorburgh 4 Ira Porter 5 Mrs J. H. Van Antwerp 6 [blank] 7 [blank] 8 [blank] 9 Miss Van Antwerp 10 [blank] 11 [blank] 12 Miss Groesbeck 13 James D. Wasson"

Hendrickson, fl. 1864
Esmy, fl. 1864
Vorburgh, Sarah, fl. 1864
Porter, Ira, fl. 1864
Van Antwerp, J.H., Mrs., fl. 1864
Groesbeck, fl. 1864
Wasson, James D., fl. 1864
Churchill & Dennison

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