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Fowx, E. G. [carte de visite, chapel in the camp of the 50th Regiment N.Y.V. Engineers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.24.53 Author/Creator: Fowx, E. G. Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: no date Pagination: 11.1 x 7.2 cm. Order a Copy

White mount with gold border and Fowx imprint on verso. Blurred and damaged print of image #52.

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