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Bradley & Rulofson Unidentified navy officer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07777.17 Author/Creator: Bradley & Rulofson Place Written: San Franciso, CA Type: Photograph Date: 1862 - 1864 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 7 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

Torso of officer with beard.

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