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Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) William H. Morris, Br. M.G. Vols. [standing portrait, Napoleon pose]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0484 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: New York Type: Photograph negative Date: 1861? Pagination: 1 glass negative 8.7 x 5.9 cm Order a Copy

Carte de visite negative. Title from original envelope. Inscription of Rinhart on envelope: "Original collodion negative by M.B. Brady." The "Brady N.Y." is scratched into the negative. LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.

Morris, William Hopkins, 1827-1900

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