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Strohmeyer & Wyman Chaplain Brown of the "Rough Riders" preaching to the Regiment.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06449.08 Author/Creator: Strohmeyer & Wyman Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1898 Pagination: Stereoview. Order a Copy

The men sit on the ground amidst scrubby, semi-tropical plants. The picture is shot as though from the congregation, so that the preacher and officers stand in the background.

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