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Portrait photo of General Thomas Ewing [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1320 Author/Creator: Place Written: [Washington, D.C.] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows General Thomas Ewing seated with his right hand tucked inside his jacket. Inscription on recto: "Brady Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "Ewing Gen. Thomas Ewing" and "Brady's National Portrait Gallery, 625 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C."

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