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Lovell, J.L., 1825-1903 U.S. Naval Academy album of autographs, portraits and photographs [word processed inventory available]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05132 Author/Creator: Lovell, J.L., 1825-1903 Place Written: Amherst, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: 1861 Pagination: 46 photographs Height: 22 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Autographs & Photographs, Graduating Class 1861 with images of the Academy. United States Naval Academy. J. L. Lovell Photographer, Amherst, Mass. Apparently the photographer stood in the middle of the Yard and simply panned across the grounds.

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