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McLean House and family posed on front porch at Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0532 Author/Creator: Place Written: Appomattox, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 17.2 cm, Width: 21.6 cm Order a Copy

Three women, two men, and little girl sit on the steps of the McLean house. Half of a seventh person is visible. Inscription on verso: "The McLean House." Photo is attached to board which has an illustration on verso of dogs and cats drinking from a bowl. The name "Fay" appears in the lower right corner of the image.
See GLC 5111.01.0280, .0732. Written at the Appomattox Court House

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