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Unidentified couple, standing full-length portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1164 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 9.7 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Image shows one union officer, rank obscured, wearing an officer's hat and greatcoat. The woman is wearing an overcoat and bonnett. The image has been painted. Photographers imprint on verso: "Manchester Bro's. Photographers, 73 Westminster St. Providence, R.I. Additional Copies from the plate from which this picture is taken can be had if desired."

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