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Van Stavoren, J.H., fl. 1861 Carte de visite of W.L. [Lindsay]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06272.02 Author/Creator: Van Stavoren, J.H., fl. 1861 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Photograph Date: [1861] Pagination: 10 cm. x 6.1 cm. White mount with gold border. Order a Copy

Van Stavoren imprint and blue two-cent tax stamp on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Yours truly, W.L. Lindsay[?], Capt. A.A.A.O., Chif. Ca[illegible] and Boss of Hdqr Negro." Three quarter length standing view in uniform.

Lindsay, W.L., fl. 1861

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