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Philip & Solomons [carte de visite, front view of a chapel]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.24.47 Author/Creator: Philip & Solomons Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: Height: 11.4 cm, Width: 7.1 cm Order a Copy

White mount with gold border and Gardner's imprint on verso. Published by Philip & Solomons, Washington, D.C. Front view of the chapel erected in the camp of the 50th Regiment, N.Y.V. Engineers near Petersburg, Va. Unions soldiers are visible standing outside the chapel.

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