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Fortifications at Fort Putnam, Morris Island, SC [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1171 Author/Creator: Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 8.9 x 8.9 cm Order a Copy

Image shows fortifications, ammunition stockpiles, two soldiers reclining to the right, with a cannon in the center and a sign reading "Fort Putnam." Inscription on image: "591 Broadway, New York." Numeric notation on verso: "357." Inscription on verso: "Ft. Putnam Morris Island S.C."

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