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[Russian Cross]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1956 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of a Russian Cross dated circa 1865. Depicts a cross with Christian imagery. At the bottom of the image is a caption that reads "Russian Cross, Taken From A House In The Rear Of the Redan Sebastopola."

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