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Unidentified Man
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Ninth plate ambrotype of unidentified African-American man. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing forward. He is wearing a jacket over which hangs a stole and apron with star, skull & crossbones, and initials P.W. and G.M. [C.M.?], probably Masonic accoutrements. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
circa 1860-1869
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