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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Elk-Horn Chair, presented by Seth Kinman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0133 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1864/11/26 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 9.8 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Imprint on recto "Presented to President Lincoln, Nov. 26, 1864 by Seth Kinman, the California Hunter and Trapper. Entered according to Act of Congress by Seth Kinman, in the year 1864, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Columbia. Brady, Washington." Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Gallery No 352 Pennsylvania Av Washington D.C. & Broadway & Tenth St. New York."

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