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Hornby and Freiberg (photographers), fl. 1861-1925 [Photograph of the gravestone of the Wait Family]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08284.003 Author/Creator: Hornby and Freiberg (photographers), fl. 1861-1925 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: 1916 Pagination: Order a Copy

One undated photograph of the Wait Family gravestone. Text on gravestone details dated that the stone was erected and lettering in Latin.

Wait, Horatio Loomis, 1836-1916

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