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House of Fair Oaks Battlefield

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0880 Author/Creator: Place Written: Fair Oaks, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 9.8 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

View of frame house with tent and covered wagon surrounding it. Inscription on verso: "House of Fair Oaks Battlefield." Numeric notation on verso: "68."

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