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Price, Sterling, 1809-1867 Salt print 3/4 length seated portrait, in Confederate uniform, napoleon pose

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05786.18 Author/Creator: Price, Sterling, 1809-1867 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1863 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 20 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Price poses in "Napoleonic" pose (one hand tucked between buttons coat). 3 stars visible. Ink inscription on mount: "Sterling Price, Missoura [sic]"

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