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Lewis, A.A., fl. 1865-1890 [Eleazer L. Sarsons and his family]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03953.22 Author/Creator: Lewis, A.A., fl. 1865-1890 Place Written: Newport, New Hampshire Type: Photograph Date: 1865-1890 Pagination: 1 cabinet card ; 17 x 11 cm. Order a Copy

Family portrait showing Sarsons and his wife, Etta (as reported by the Civil War pensions index), sitting in front, and their two children standing behind. The printed verso identifies the photograph as being made through an "Instantaneous Process Used Exclusively by A.A. Lewis" at Richard's Block in Newport New Hampshire.

Lewis, A.A., fl. 1865-1890
Sarsons, Eleazer L.,1836-?

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