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Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Front view of White House with soldiers in front

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0039 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 1860's ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 5.8 x 9.3 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on recto "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by M.B. Brady, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia." Graphite inscription on verso "White House"

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