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Tintype of a bearded soldier

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05131.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 9.5 x 10 cm Order a Copy

Half-length seated portrait of soldier with a beard and moustache. Soldier's cheeks, buttons and pants have been painted. CASE: Stamped cloth on wood. Image of Columbia with shield holding a flag has been stamped on the top. Case thickness 1.5 cm.

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