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Unknown Carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant seated with Ely Parker and staff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07554 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10.1 x 6.1 cm. Order a Copy

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895

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