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Unidentified 1st lieut., vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1084 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 7.9 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Photographers imprint on verso: "J. S. Hendee. Photographer, Rooms, New Block, Water St., Opp. Stanley House, Augusta Me."

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