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Opdyke, George, fl. 1862 Mayor of New York City

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0155 Author/Creator: Opdyke, George, fl. 1862 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6.4 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on recto "Geo Opdyke." Imprint on recto "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by C.D. Fredricks & Co., in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. for the So. District of New York." Graphite inscription on verso "**Book" "Please return to 36 Barclay St" "Geo Opdyke Mayor of NY 1862." Ink inscription on verso "HBO." Photographers imprint on verso: "Charles D. Fredricks & Co., 'Specialite,' 587 Broadway, New York."

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