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Abbott (fl. 1860-1880) Half length seated carte de visite portrait of woman in black dress

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00241.11 Author/Creator: Abbott (fl. 1860-1880) Place Written: Little Falls, New York Type: Photograph Date: [n.d.] Pagination: 1 photograph 10 x 6 cm Order a Copy

Imprint of Abbott, Little Falls, N.Y., on verso. Photograph is either heavily retouched or from a lithograph.

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