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[Carte de visite of Capt. John N. Maffitt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.199 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 albumen : sepia Height: 11 cm, Width: 7 cm Order a Copy

"Capt. Maffitt (of the Florida)" wearing Confedrate States Navy uniform vignette portrait. 1 litho.

Maffit, John Newland, fl. 1862

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