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Adj. Gen. Roberts, 1/2 length seated portrait [vignette] [cabinet card] [1861-1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0659 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Roberts wears [braided] dress shoulder scales [epaulets], a sash, and his sword hangs from his belt under his left arm. His right arm rests on the back of his chair. Inscription on verso: "Adj. Gen. Roberts, Mich." The image has been painted.

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