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Bridge crossing shallow creek.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0403 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 9.6 x 10.9 cm Order a Copy

A man poses on the left bank and another sits on the left side of the bridge. The image is in the shape of a circle with a black border. Numeric notation: "913." Note: image is loaded upside down.

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