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[Soldiers from Richmond Grays at execution of abolitionist John Brown in Charles Town, West Virginia]

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[Photographed 1859, Printed 1911]
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  1. American
  2. Book Illustrations
  3. Brown, John
  4. Charles Town
  5. Death & Burial
  6. Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
  7. History
  8. John Brown's Raid, 1859
  9. Photomechanical Prints
  10. Soldiers
  11. West Virginia

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