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[Albumen of Ada M. Tucker and his staff]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07642.12 Author/Creator: Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Photograph Date: May 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen ; 15.6 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Oval photograph of Union officer (probably Ada M. Tucker) surrounded by his staff in Louisville, Ky. White mount with pencil inscription "15" on verso.

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