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Portrait photo of Captain Hugh R. Gardner CSA [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1338 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Image shows a close-up of Captain Hugh R. Gardner looking to his right of the camera. Inscriptions on recto: "Sarony 37 Union Sqr., N.Y." and "Gardner 3 day 2111111 12." Inscriptions on verso: "Sarony Gold medal Paris, 1878 37 Union Square New York Negatives Preserved, Duplicates May Be Obtained at Any Time Elevator From the Street," "Hugh R. Gardner" and "Captain Hugh R Gardner C.S.A."

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