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Unknown [Albumen of Ulysses S. Grant]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07808.042 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: no date Pagination: 1 albumen ; 25.1 x 17.5 cm. Order a Copy

White mount with gold edges. Vignette bust portrait of Grant in civilian dress. Retouching visible on hair, beard, and clothing.

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

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