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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Castle Thunder - Confederate Prison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06999.27 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 9 cm Order a Copy

With pencil inscriptions on verso. Only half of the stereocard is present, cutting off the original title and caption of the photograph.

Riddle, A.J., fl. 1864-1880

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