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D. B. Elrod's Gallery, fl. 1863 Union soldier, standing full-length portrait wearing hat

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1265 Author/Creator: D. B. Elrod's Gallery, fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on recto "Harrison Co. G." Graphite inscription on verso "James D. Harrison 46th Indiana" "S-139." Photographers imprint on verso: "From D. B. Elrod's Gallery, Lexington, KY." Cancelled green three-cent tax stamp on verso.

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