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C. L. Pond American Scenery 634, Mirror Lake and Old Man Mountain, Yosemite Valley, California

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04183.049 Author/Creator: C. L. Pond Place Written: Buffalo, New York Type: Stereocard Date: circa 1870 Pagination: 1p. Order a Copy

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