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McClees, J.E., 1821-1887 Carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0405 Author/Creator: McClees, J.E., 1821-1887 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "Grant Photograph." A vignette bust view. Photographed as major general. Photographers imprint on verso: "J.E. McClees, Artist, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia."

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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