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W. L. Germon's Atelier Oval bust portrait of Lincoln's political competitor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0137 Author/Creator: W. L. Germon's Atelier Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Springfield lawyer and Whig politican. Commissioned in the army when the war began. Killed at Ball's Bluff. Graphite inscription on verso "27" "Col. E.D. Baker." Photographers imprint on verso: "W.L.Germon's Atelier, No. 702 Chestnut St. Philada."

Baker, Edward D., 1811-1861

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