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Unidentified captain, vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1074 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "7733." Photographers imprint on verso: "Whitney's Gallery Saint Paul. The plate from which this Picture was made will be preserved, accidents excepted. Copies can be obtained at any time. Photograph Albums in Great Variety. Card Photographs of Indians, Scenery & Celebrities For Sale."

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