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Boude & Miley, fl. 1865-1870 [Carte de visite of Marty Custis Lee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01439 Author/Creator: Boude & Miley, fl. 1865-1870 Place Written: Lexington, Virginia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1865-1870 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Vignette bust portrait signed on mount and inscribed on verso, "For Mrs. E.J. Caskie from her affecte. Mary Custis Lee." With reddened cheeks, lips, and added red flowers in her hand. Reprint by the Stonewall Gallery circa 1865-1870.

Boude & Miley, fl. 1865-1870
Lee, Mary Custis, 1808-1873

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