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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Photograph of John Alexander Logan and his family]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03975.02 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1870 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Depicts Logan, his wife Mary, and his children Mary Elizabeth "Dollie," and John Alexander Logan, Jr. A note on verso, written in pen, indicates that this photo was taken when John Logan, Jr., was five years old (1870). Remarkably clear, depicting the family seated together. Possibly created in Washington, D.C.

Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896
Logan, Mary Simmerson Cunningham, 1838-1922
Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886
Logan, Mary Elizabeth "Dollie," 1858-1940
Logan, John Alexander, Jr., 1865-1899

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