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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Winfield Scott]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05500 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1860 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Anthony imprint on verso. Inscription on verso reads: Presented "To Miss Mary Trumbull -- daughter of the noble [Revolutionary War] Colonel, my friend [John Trumbull]. Health & happiness." Shows Scott 3/4 length in dress uniform.

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