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Kimball, Myron H., fl. 1863-1865 Rosa, an Emancipated Slave, from New Orleans

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09841.03 Author/Creator: Kimball, Myron H., fl. 1863-1865 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Cabinet Card Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 cabinet card Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

One cabinet card of a portrait of a girl dated 1863. Text on card reads, "Rosa, an Emancipated Slave, from New Orleans." Also include is the name of the photographer, "Kimball."

Kimball, Myron H., fl. 1863-1865
Rosa, fl. 1863

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