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Myra Clark Gaines. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.
Summary
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve.
See Harpers Bazaar (many loose leaved __[?] binding 1860 - (ours) [writing is faint and hard to read, looks like} in 1868 she inherited immense fortune from her father Daniel Clark, (of Ireland & who died in 1813) making her the richest woman in America (In litigation for[?] 20 years).
Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954.
General information about the Brady-Handy photograph collection is available at loc.gov
Forms part of: Brady-Handy photograph collection (Library of Congress).
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Date
1855 - 1865
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "Brady-Handy photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/389_bhan.html
