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Bramlette, Thomas Elliott, 1817-1875 Carte de visite 3/4 bust portrait, by M.B. Brady, signed front and back

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05596.02 Author/Creator: Bramlette, Thomas Elliott, 1817-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1867/03/26 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Shows Bramlette in civilian clothing (as Gov. of Kentucky?), facing slightly to the left. Signature is dated postwar.

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