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E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) Stereocard of Ulysses S. Grant and his horse Lexington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.148 Author/Creator: E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1864/06/04 Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Handwritten on verso: "Emma G. Griggs From my Husband." Caption: "Lieut. Gen. Grant and his favorite horse Lexington. Taken at Cold Harbor, Va., June 4th, 1864." With tax stamp.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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