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Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896 Carte de visite vignette profile bust portrait of J.M. Ashley, by Brady

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05596.01 Author/Creator: Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: March 26, 1867 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

1865 imprint, signed and dated 3/26/1867.

Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896

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