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Webster & Bro Louisville Carte de visite of William Preston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03821 Author/Creator: Webster & Bro Louisville Place Written: Louisville, Ky. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 11 x 7 cm. Order a Copy

Half-length image of Preston in Confederate general's uniform. Signed on mount.

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