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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Carte de visite of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06391.12 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: [n.d.] Pagination: carte de visite Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

From negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Three quarter length standing portrait of a middle aged man in civilian dress. White mount with gold border.

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