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Group of 7 sailors from the U.S.S. "Viking" [tintype]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0499 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 tintype Height: 9.7 cm, Width: 6.8 cm Order a Copy

The sailors pose with an American flag and another flag. Six of the men wear dark uniforms with white trim and large stars on the collars. The seventh man, standing between the two flags, wears a light shirt with dark pants. His shirt has white trim. His belt buckle reads "V."

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