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Paxson, Chas. "Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06391.39 Author/Creator: Paxson, Chas. Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1863 Pagination: carte de visite, 10.2 x 6.1 cm. Order a Copy

With printed identification on recto; imprint and copyright on verso. Vignette bust portrait of a young girl. White mount

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