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Black, J.W., 1825-1896 Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06445 Author/Creator: Black, J.W., 1825-1896 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: 1863 May Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10.7 x 6.2 cm. Order a Copy

Depicts Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence "redeemed in Virginia by Catherine S. Lawrence; baptized in Brooklyn by Henry Ward Beecher..." Full-length standing portrait. Shows Fanny standing with her hands on hips, wearing a day dress, cape and hat. Her hair is fashionably curled. Published by J.W. Black, Boston.

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
Black, J.W., 1825-1896

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