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Burton, James, fl. 1898 "One of the machine guns in the roughrider's trenches."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07002.48 Author/Creator: Burton, James, fl. 1898 Place Written: Cuba Type: Photograph Date: 1898 ca. Pagination: 1 albumen ; 12.1 x 17.3 cm. Order a Copy

Title from inscription on verso. Image shows six men in a trench, all facing away from the camera. Machine gun visible beside second man from right. Ink and white paint have been applied to lower left corner of image.

Burton, James, fl. 1898

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