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Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869 Vignette bust view of Lincoln's 2nd Secretary of the Treasury, 1864

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0087 Author/Creator: Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 9.9 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Imprint on recto "Brady Washington." Graphite inscription on verso "92 9 3 1/4" Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries Broadway & Tenth St. New York & No. 352 Pennsylvania Av. Washington D.C."

Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Government and Civics
Lincoln's Cabinet
Finance
The American Civil War

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