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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Carte de visite of John Adolph Dahlgren]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08518 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1864 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.3 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Admiral Dahlgren poses standing next to a cannon.

Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870

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