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Unidentified infantry captain, seated 3/4 length portrait w/forage cap

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1090 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Photographers imprint on verso: "Howard Bros., Photographers, No. Bridgewater, Mass. Additional Copies from the Plate from which this Picture was taken can be had if desired."

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