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Ruins of the Church at Hampton, Va.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0744 Author/Creator: Place Written: Hampton, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1864 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 11.4 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "Old Church at Hampton, Va Ruins." A man stands near a tree in front of the ruins of the Church in Hampton, Virginia. Numeric notation on verso: "130."

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