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Hacker, Francis (fl. 1865) [Illustrated engraving of Jefferson Davis in a dress with Union soldiers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09780.03 Author/Creator: Hacker, Francis (fl. 1865) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10.1 x 6.2 cm. Order a Copy

One untitled carte de visite printed by Francis Hacker dated 1865. Depicts Jefferson Davis in a dress and hood carrying a water pail, next to, presumably, his wife in a white tent. Union soldiers inspect their attire.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Hacker, Francis, fl. 1865

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