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Shipyard scene

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1294 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 6.2 cm, Width: 9.2 cm Order a Copy

Image shows a large warship in the distance, with smaller boats and approximately 7 people in the foreground on shore. Imprint on recto "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Barnard & Gibson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Dicstrict of Columbia." Graphite inscription on verso "Pensacola" with two drawings of cannon.

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