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Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903 Carte de visite vignette bust portrait by Brady

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05597.24 Author/Creator: Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Signed on front: "Alex Ramsey Min."

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