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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 House, yard and surrounding street

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1074 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 8.9 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a large brick house with a large yard inside a wrought-iron fence. A lone white horse is tied to a pole outside the fence. Dirt paths lead along the fence. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "1127."

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