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Bates, Edward, 1793-1869 Carte de visite portrait 3/4 length standing, by Brady, signed on verso

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05604.01 Author/Creator: Bates, Edward, 1793-1869 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.3 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Three-quarter length standing portrait. Bates has his right hand resting on the back of a chair. Signed on verso

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