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Unknown [Albumen print of General Robert E. Lee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05786.13 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1863 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 20 x 15 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on mount: "Lee." Diagonal break in print; faded with staining. Depicts a half length photo of an older Lee dressed in a Confederate uniform with three stars visible.

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