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Stereograph view of freight shed at Savannah, by J.N. Wilson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05174.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: Savannah, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

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