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Unidentified naval officers and sailors posed on deck of ship.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0349 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Same crew on deck but arranged differently in .0350.
See GLC 5111.01.0350.

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