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John M. Sandidge, 1/2 length seated [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0665 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Sandidge wears civilian clothes. There are black dots drawn in the center of his eyes. The image's corners were rounded before mounting. Inscription on verso: "John M. Sandidge."

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