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Ransom, Robert, 1828-1892 Salt print 1/2 length portrait, in Confederate uniform

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05786.19 Author/Creator: Ransom, Robert, 1828-1892 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1863 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 20 x 15 cm Order a Copy

Lacks upper part of photograph above head. Portrait appears to have been scratched. 2 stars visible. Ink inscription on mount: "R. Ranson, NC."

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