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Street approaching Warrenton, Virginia.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0724 Author/Creator: Place Written: Warrenton, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 10.2 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "Street approaching Warrenton,Va." Numeric Notation on verso: "143." A dirt road lined by small houses on either side rises toward what appears to be either a church steeple or town hall in the background.

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