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D. Appleton & Company, fl. 1861-1880 Agassiz, [Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06391.13 Author/Creator: D. Appleton & Company, fl. 1861-1880 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1861 Pagination: carte de visite, 10.3 x 6.2 cm. Order a Copy

Photograph by A.A. Turner. Three quarter length standing view of Prof. Agassiz at the chalkboard, facing proper left. White mount with gold border; Appleton imprint on verso.

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