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unknown, fl. 1941-1945 [Carte-de-visite of a young girl]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09645.102 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1941-1945 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Photograph Date: 1941-1945 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 9.1 x 11.6 cm. Order a Copy

One undated carte-de-vistie of a young black girl seated on a velvet chaise taken by William S. Mahon in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mahon, William S., fl. 1881-1891

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