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Rees Confederate Captain signed "'Rees' (Photographer) [ambrotype] [cased]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0488 Author/Creator: Rees Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 ambrotype Height: 12 cm, Width: 9.2 cm Order a Copy

From a tag: "'Rees'" of Richmond, Va. Confed. Faces Fig. 422." Rank insignia and buttons have been painted gold. 3/4 length portrait of a captain. 1/4 plate. Cased.

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