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E and H.T. Simon B. Buckner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05135.062 Author/Creator: E and H.T. Place Written: New York, New York Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 7 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

Seated, three-quarter length view. GLC05135.061 is a close-up.

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