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The Citadel [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1187 Author/Creator: Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 7.9 cm, Width: 8.6 cm Order a Copy

Image of the frontal view of the Citadel in Charleston South Carolina. Graphite inscription on verso: "The Citadel, Charleston."

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