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Poe & Hitchcock, fl. 1861 Summer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0032 Author/Creator: Poe & Hitchcock, fl. 1861 Place Written: Maine Type: Engraving Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Summer" dated 1861. Depicts a landscape view of a river in Maine. One woman stands near the river's edge watching grazing cows in the distance. Engraver unknown.

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