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Osborn's Gallery "No. 11-Eine zweite Scene auf der Batterie, ganz am Rande der See."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04509.02 Author/Creator: Osborn's Gallery Place Written: [Charleston, South Carolina] Type: Photograph Date: [1861/04] Pagination: carte de visite, 6.2 x 9.2 cm. White mount with gold border. Order a Copy

Osborn stamp on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "No. 11-Eine zweite Scene auf der Batterie, ganz am Rande der See." "Charleston Battery" is also inscribed in ink, but has been struck through. View of the Charleston battery from the water.

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