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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Men on horseback in front of brick house

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1131 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 10.2 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a brick house in the center of the image with a fence running off to the side. Several figures, some on horseback, stand just in front of the house. A man, woman, and child stand in front of a tent in the foreground. Numeric notations on verso: "650" and "IV." Inscription on verso: "Gardner."

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