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Moses & Piffet Carte de visite of [H.H. Rowe]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06358.12 Author/Creator: Moses & Piffet Place Written: N[ew] O[rleans], Louisiana Type: Photograph Date: [1861] Pagination: 1 vignette ; 10.2 cm. x 6.1 cm. Order a Copy

Moses & Piffet imprint on recto. Ink inscription on verso: "Yours truly, H. H[?]. Rowe[?], Capt. 20th U.S.C.I." Bust portrait in uniform.

Rowe, H.H., fl. 1861

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