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Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891 Carte de visite portrait by Mathew Brady, published by Hoyt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05604.06 Author/Creator: Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 11.6 x 7.2 cm Order a Copy

Gray mount. Half length bust portrait with Hamlin facing slightly to the right. With signature beneath image. Publishers length-wise imprint on verso: "The Brady National Portrait Gallery. Hoyt." [Elaborate imprint -- probably post war.]

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