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Angstead, William.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04506.01 Author/Creator: Place Written: Sioux City, Iowa Type: Photograph signed Date: [1861-1865] Pagination: carte de visite, : White mount with black decorative border around image. Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Gurnsey imprint on verso. Ink signature of Angstead on verso, along with penciled inscription in another hand: "2nd Lieut. Co. M." Oval bust portrait in uniform. Written at B.H. Guernsey.

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