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Leidloff's Studio Young girl with pierced ears.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04509.44 Author/Creator: Leidloff's Studio Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: [n.d.] Pagination: carte de visite, 10.5 x 6.3 cm. White mount with gray floral pattern on verso. Order a Copy

Leidloff imprint on recto. Vignette bust portrait of a young girl with pierced ears.

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