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Soldiers in front of a Masonic Hall, New Berne, NC [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1247 Author/Creator: Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 8.3 cm Order a Copy

Image shows three men leaning on a white wooden fence in front of a two-storey brick Masonic Hall. Inscriptions on verso: "Masonic Hall," and "New Berne N.C."

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