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Hurd, William T., fl. 1862 As Navy captain, seated 3/4 length portrait Napoleon pose

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1391 Author/Creator: Hurd, William T., fl. 1862 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862/08/04 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 9.8 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on verso "Dr. Wm. T. Hurd U.S. Navy Receiving Ship Ohio. Boston Navy Yard. Aug 4th 1862." Photographers imprint on verso: "G.H. Loomis, 7 Tremont Row, Boston. Photographs from Card to Life Size in the highest style of the art."

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