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William G. Brownlow Unionist parson from Ky. seated with arm on table

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0140 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1860's ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "**Book." Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries Broadway & Tenth St. New York & No 352 Pennsylvania Av, Washington D.C."

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