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Roseberry, G.W., fl. 1861-1865 Carte de visite of Franklin Buck, a Union soldier, seated full-length portrait with legs crossed

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1272 Author/Creator: Roseberry, G.W., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Order a Copy

Ink inscription on verso "Presented to Isaac F. Brown Comp. E. 142nd P.V. By Franklin Buck 1st P.R.C., Comp. A. West Frila Tioga Co, Penna." Photographers imprint on verso: "Photographed by G.W. Roseberry, No. 95 King Street, Alexandria, VA." Image had been painted.

Roseberry, G.W., fl. 1861-1865

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