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Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) [Andrew Johnson]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05908.02 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 1868 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10.1 x 6 cm. Order a Copy

Imprint on verso.

[Reverse side]
President Johnson

ALEX.GARDNER.
Photographer to the Army of the Potomac.
GALLERIES
511 SEVENTH STREET AND 332 PENNSYLVANIA AV.
PUBLISHED BY
PHILIP & SOLOMANS.
WASHINGTON D.C.

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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