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Fessenden, William Pitt (1806-1869) Vignette bust view of Lincoln's 2nd Secretary of the Treasury, 1864

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0087 Author/Creator: Fessenden, William Pitt (1806-1869) Place Written: Washington; New York Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 9.9 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Imprint on recto "Brady Washington." Graphite inscription on verso "92 9 3 1/4" Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries Broadway & Tenth St. New York & No. 352 Pennsylvania Av. Washington D.C."

Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

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