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Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0615 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.3 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Imprint on recto "Brady Washington." Ink inscription on verso "Joseph A Mower, Maj Gen Vols; Capt 1st Inf & Bvt Brig Gen USA" "1865" "134,273,1119." Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries No 352 Pennsylvania Av. Washington D.C. & Broadway & Tenth St. New York."

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