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Howard, Arthur P., fl. 1906 [Officers of the Kearsarge]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02464.16.02 Author/Creator: Howard, Arthur P., fl. 1906 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1906 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 15 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Depicts officers of the ship Kearsarge, first launched 11 September 1861 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Apparently reprinted by Howard in 1906. Depicts Civil War-era officers. Accompanied by three lists citing the names of officers depicted in the photograph. Notes that at the time this photo was originally taken, John Winslow was Captain of the Kearsarge.

Howard, Arthur P., fl. 1906
Winslow, John Ancrum, 1811-1873

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