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Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Carte de visite, in union uniform, rank obscured, bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1138 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 vignette Order a Copy

Ink inscription on recto "F. McGilvery. Col. Me MV Artillery Me Vols." Imprint on recto "Brady Washington." Graphite inscription on verso "80." Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, Broadway & Tenth Street, New York, & No. 352 Pennsylvania Av. Washington D.C." The image has been painted.

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