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[W. L. Evans]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06452.05.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Possibly a carte de visite of Evans, a Civil War soldier. Accompanied by a letter from Evans to Achsah Level dated 19 April 1861 (GLC06452.05.01).

Evans, W. L., fl. 1861
Level, Achsah M., fl. 1861

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