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National guard encampment with several men near tent

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.250 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

Several men around a tent. At the top on the tent is a sign that says "Big 6". Beneath it a second sign of a black cat with its back arched: "Our Tommy." There is a table with a sign on it that says "Love Lane." Inscription on verso: "Private [illegible] national Guard Encampment Bethlehem. Hoffman & Mc[illegible]." On a plain, cream colored mount.

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