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Bachrach & Chase [Spar deck of the U.S.S. Santee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0030 Author/Creator: Bachrach & Chase Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w ; 27.8 x 35.4 cm. Order a Copy

One undated photograph entitled, "Spardeck 'Santee,'" printed by Bachrach & Chase. Photograph was taken on upper deck and includes canons and the ship's wheel. Three sailors visible in the middle of the deck.

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