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Carl Justus, Captain of the Hold [tintype]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0503 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 tintype Height: 10.3 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Portrait of a sailor. Insignia has been painted gold. The sailor appears to be wearing a rope around his neck. The faint writing on his hat is illegible. Decorative embossed paper border of stars around the image.

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