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Black, J.W., 1825-1896 [Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05918.03 Author/Creator: Black, J.W., 1825-1896 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Photograph signed Date: May 13, 1881 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 9.7 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Carte de visite of the organizer of 1st U.S. Colored Infantry, vignette bust. Shepard later served as U.S. Counsel at Hankow, China.

Black, J.W., 1825-1896

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