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Charles D. Fredricks & Co. [Benjamin Franklin Butler]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02136.09 Author/Creator: Charles D. Fredricks & Co. Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 11 x 7 cm. Order a Copy

Carte de visite signed on mount. Butler photographed in civilian clothing, 3/4 seated profile.

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

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