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Unknown Antietam Campaign, Roulette spring house. [1862-1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0515 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 25.4 x 30.5 cm Order a Copy

Two men stand on steps that lead down to the front door of a white building. One man holds a cup and the other has his hand outstretched. A horseshoe hangs on the roof. A third man sits on a bench on the left side of the image. Inscription on recto: "Roulette spring house" and "wash." Inscription on verso: "Antietam Campaign."

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