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Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869 Carte de visite bust portrait by Mathew Brady

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05604.04 Author/Creator: Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Vignette bust profile with signature beneath the image.

Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

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