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Vallandingham, Clement In civilian suit, bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0993 Author/Creator: Vallandingham, Clement Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.4 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on recto "Vallandingham." Imprint on recto "Rockwood 1440 Broadway, N.Y. (40th St.) Holland Building." Graphite inscription on verso "Vallandingham." Photographers imprint on verso: "N. B. --This Photograph is COPIED from another picture and must not be taken as a sample of our work direct from life. Geo. G. Rockwood."

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