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River fortifications with cannon, Port Hudson, LA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1274 Author/Creator: Place Written: Port Hudson, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 8.6 x 8.9 cm Order a Copy

The image shows one large cannon, a stock of cannonballs and fortifications. There is a river in the background, and one can see the legs of a man sitting on the right edge of the photo. Numeric notation on verso: "743/10." Inscription on verso: "Port Hudson" and "Collection of Americana Frederick H. Meserve 265 Edgecombe Avenue New York City."

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