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Admiral Dahlgren and staff on the "Pawnee"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1149 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 7.6 cm, Width: 8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows nine officers on the deck of a ship. Inscription on verso: "Admiral Dahlgreen and staff on the 'Pawnee." Additional inscription on verso: "Meserve Collection." Numeric notation on verso: "113."

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