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Barnes, N.A., fl. 1861-1865 As boatswain, reclining full-length portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0942 Author/Creator: Barnes, N.A., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 5.9 cm, Width: 9.6 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on verso "N. A. Barnes. Jacksonville, Illinois" Photographers imprint on verso: "F. Kindler, 144 Thames St. & cor. of Parade, Newport, R.I."

Barnes, N.A., fl. 1861-1865

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