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Portrait vignette of John B. Gordon [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1345 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows J.B. Gordon in a close-up vignette. He is looking to his left of the camera. Inscription on recto: "C.M. Bell 463-465 Penna Ave. 701 Fifteenth St. Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "Gordon Ga. Please give credit" and "Pro. 4 in. x 5 3/4 inside w.n.n."

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