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Group of people in front of a large church, New Berne, NC [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1256 Author/Creator: Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 8.3 cm Order a Copy

Image shows approximately eleven adults and children standing and sitting on a fence in front of a large white wooden church with a tall steeple. Abridged inscription on verso: "Church when the 9 o'clock [cut off] which time all the dark [cut off] the streets, or order of th- [cut off] rung by Color Corp. of [cut off] New Berne NC."

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