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Rev. G. Winslow D.D.M.D. at Camp Letterman, Gettysburg, Pa. [1863 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0578 Author/Creator: Place Written: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 1863 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 21 cm, Width: 27.9 cm Order a Copy

Winslow is seated, with a book in his lap, in front of a tent. A flag hangs above the tent and there is an arch of branches in front of the opening. An unidentified woman stands behind his chair, holding a hat and a basket. Inscription on recto: "Rev. G. Winslow D.D.M.D. at Camp Letterman, Gettysburg. Pa. Inspector for U.S. Sanitary Commission." Inscription on verso: "local Gettysburg photogr." Numeric notation: "130."

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