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J. Gurney & Son [Carte de visite of Amrbose Burnside]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01915 Author/Creator: J. Gurney & Son Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1862-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 11 cm, Width: 7 cm Order a Copy

Signed on mount as Major General. Published by J. Gurney & Son. The image's edges have been cropped.

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