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Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 Carte de visite portrait by Mathew Brady & Co.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05604.07 Author/Creator: Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.3 x 7.1 cm Order a Copy

Vignette bust view with Colfax facing forward. With Signature beneath image on mount.

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