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Blair, Montgomery (1813-1883) Hand colored vignette bust portrait of Lincoln's Post-Master General

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0071 Author/Creator: Blair, Montgomery (1813-1883) Place Written: Washington Type: Photograph Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.2 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Same as 070, but hand colored. Graphite inscription on verso "**Book." Ink inscription on label on verso "Montgomery Blair." Photographers imprint on verso: "Alex. Gardner, Photographer to the Army of the Potomac. Galleries 511 Seventh Street and 332 Pennsylvania Av. Published by Philp & Solomons, Washington D.C."

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