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Davis, G.W., fl. 1878-1888 [Cabinet card of Roberta Archer Jeffery]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.171 Author/Creator: Davis, G.W., fl. 1878-1888 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1888 Pagination: 1 albumen : sepia Height: 17 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

Roberta Archer Jeffery, vignette portrait on cabinet card. Albumen print [Richmond, Virginia: Davis Portraits]. Inscribed: "Roberta Archer Jeffery" on verso. Davis trademark includes Virginia state seal and "First Premium" medal awarded by "Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Society - Exposition 1888 . . . Portraits in Crayon, Pastel and Water Colors a Specialty".

Jeffery, Robert Archer, fl. 1858-1900

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