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Unidentified 2nd lieutenant, standing full-length portrait forage cap on table

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1061 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.3 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Photographers imprint on verso: "I.G. Owen Newton, N.J. 'Negatives preserved' Additional Copies from the plate from which this picture is taken can be had at any time if desired."

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