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Smith, R. L., fl. 1922 In uniform, rank obscured, seated oval portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0744 Author/Creator: Smith, R. L., fl. 1922 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 9.8 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on recto "R L Smith Col 16 Ill [illegible]." Graphite inscription on verso "Wavaverly [sic] 1922." Photographers imprint on verso: "T.M. Schleier's Cartes de Visite Photograph Gallery. Corner Cherry and Union Streets. Nashville, Tenn."

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