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Breathe, E.H., fl. 1861 Loren Kent

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05135.022 Author/Creator: Breathe, E.H., fl. 1861 Place Written: Alton, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 7 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

Seated. Three quarter length pose.

Breathe, E.H., fl. 1861

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