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Unidentified fortifications

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1360 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Image shows damaged fortifications, with four figures in the distance. Decorative frame-like border on verso. Graphite inscription on verso ".75--" "14."

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