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Anderson & Co. [Cart de visite of Edward Richard Archer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.195 Author/Creator: Anderson & Co. Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: no date Pagination: 1 albumen : sepia ; 10.5 x 6.3 cm. Order a Copy

Edward Richard Archer. Half portrait. [oval] Albumen print (Richmond, Virginia: Anderson) Inscribed on verso: "Uncle Ned".

Archer, Edward Richard, 1834-1918

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