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Great Siege Train at Yorktown [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1179 Author/Creator: Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 8.9 x 8.9 cm Order a Copy

Image of hundreds of soldiers and dozens of artillery pieces in formation, with Yorktown in the distance. Graphite inscription on verso: "Great Siege Train at. 2." Numeric notation on verso: "506." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E & H T Anthony & Co, New York. Negative by Brady & Co, Washington." Written near Yorktown, Virginia

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