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John C. Howard, A. M. Mate, U.S.N. [tintype]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0504 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 tintype Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

1/2 length portrait of a naval officer in uniform. Decorative blue oval border printed on the mount around the image.

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