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Ambrotype of young soldier holding hat

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05131.27 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 7.5 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Half length, seated view of a young soldier in front of a painted outdoor backdrop. The subject's cheeks have been tinted pink. CASE: Stamped paper on wood. Top and bottom of case are separate. Case thickness 1.6 cm.

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