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Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917 Carte de visite [Unidentified]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06391.06 Author/Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 1861 Pagination: carte de visite, 10.5 x 6.3 cm. White mount with Gutekunst imprint on verso. Order a Copy

Three quarter length seated portrait of a man in civilian dress. Photograph from sketch or painting.

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