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Captain Nathaniel Rollins
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Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Captain Nathaniel Rollins (1832-1901). Waist-up portrait, seated, facing forward. He is wearing his Civil War greatcoat. He is sitting sideways in a chair, and has his elbow resting on the back of it, and he is holding his uniform cap in his hand.
circa 1860-1869
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W012747
WHi 124108
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