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Philip & Solomons [Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, seated full length view]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05136.08 Author/Creator: Philip & Solomons Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 9 August 1863 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 11.1 cm, Width: 7.2 cm Order a Copy

White mount with gold border. Seated, full length view. [O-73].

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896

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