Photograph album of Emma Wallace [manuscript], ca. 1870.

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Photograph album of Emma Wallace [manuscript], ca. 1870.

Most of the cartes-de-visite are of European royalty, U.S. Civil War generals and European scenes, particularly in Britain. The collection also contains a portrait of George Washington on silk.

1 v. (20 leaves)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7922263

University of Virginia. Library

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