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Various Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09841.01 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: New York, New York Type: Cabinet Card Date: 1860s Pagination: 1 cabinet card ; 9.6 x 6.8 cm. Order a Copy

One undated cabinet card of a portrait of Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence, a five-year-old girl who was emancipated from slavery or indentured servitude.

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