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Unknown [Photograph of Cephas Brainerd]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04471.10 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1880-1890 Pagination: 1 photograph : sepia tone; 27.5 x 22 cm Order a Copy

Portrait photograph of Cephas Brainerd as a middle aged man wearing a suit. Mounted on backing board.

Brainerd, a lawyer, contributed historical and analytical notes to Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Institute address given 27 February 1860 when published.

Brainerd, Cephas, 1831-1910

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