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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Landing dock with steamboats

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1104 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 9.5 x 11.8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a landing dock with one boat tied in the foreground and two others in the background. Also visible are a wooden building, a long bridge with buildings on the far end, and fields in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XII" "10" and "10."

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