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Two unidentified union officers, standing full-length portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1153 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Thin blue border on recto. Subject on left is wearing forage cap signifying infantry and white gloves. Man on right wears his sword on his left hip and a forage cap. Blind stamp on recto "E. Jacobs N.O." Ink inscription on verso "39."

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