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Anthony, Edward (1819-1888) Irving, Washington.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06391.17 Author/Creator: Anthony, Edward (1819-1888) Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1862 Pagination: carte de visite, 10.2 x 6.2 cm. Order a Copy

From negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Half length seated portrait. [Photograph from painting or engraving.?] White mount with red border

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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