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Ward, Joseph, fl. 1787 [Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, vignette bust view]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05136.15 Author/Creator: Ward, Joseph, fl. 1787 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 6 March 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 11 cm, Width: 7.1 cm Order a Copy

White mount. Vignette bust view photographed on the balcony at the White House. [O-112].

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

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