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Ambrotype of a soldier in full uniform

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05131.13 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.8 cm, Width: 8 cm Order a Copy

Three-quarter length view of a soldier with beard and moustache. Soldier is holding his rifle and his bayonet is in its scabbard. CASE: Stamped paper on wood featuring a gathering of flowers. Case thickness 1.9 cm.

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