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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Vignette of Abraham Lincoln and son Tad]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07963.02 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph: b&w ; 15.1 cm x 10 cm. Order a Copy

Reproduction of a photograph taken by Brady. Lincoln and his son are looking at an album of cartes.

Barnes, Joseph K., 1817-1883
Fonha (doctor), fl. 1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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