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[J. Franklonfort, Jr., carte de visite]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.24.14 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: Height: 11.2 cm, Width: 7.2 cm Order a Copy

White mount with gold border. Franklonfort signed in ink on verso. Full length standing portrait in [military?] dress, with hat placed on the chair beside him.

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