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Moses & Piffet Carte de visite of [William] Moore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06358.05 Author/Creator: Moses & Piffet Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: [1864] Pagination: 1 vignette ; 10.2 cm. x 6.1 cm. White mount with gold border. Order a Copy

Moses & Piffet imprint and orange two-cent tax stamp on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Capt. Wm. Moore, 20th U.S.C.I." Bust portrait in uniform.

Moore, William, fl. 1864

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