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The New Orleans Photographic Co. Carte de visite of J.E. Ba[illegible]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06358.03 Author/Creator: The New Orleans Photographic Co. Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: [1864] Pagination: 1 vignette : White Mount with Gold border Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

New Orleans Photographic Co. imprint on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "J.E. Ba[nigh], Capt. 29th U.S.C.I." Bust portrait in uniform.

Ba[nigh], J.E., fl. 1864

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