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[Army Transport ascending rapids of Tennessee River]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07000.46 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 albumen Height: 27.9 cm, Width: 35.5 cm Order a Copy

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