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Fortress Monroe, as seen through a tree-lined, brick path. [1861-1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0712 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 11.4 cm Order a Copy

A tree-lined path, with a man near the middle of the path, leading to the large Fortress Monroe, Va. Inscription on verso: "Avenue Fortress Monroe." Numeric Notation on verso: "49."

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