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Brady's Portrait Gallery Joseph P. Bradley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05135.105 Author/Creator: Brady's Portrait Gallery Place Written: New York, New York Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 7 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

Bust portrait.

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