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NH 91649-A Captain Raphael Semmes, CSN

Photo #: NH 91649-A Captain Raphael Semmes, CSN
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Title: Captain Raphael Semmes, CSN
Description: Reverse of a carte de visite by S.J. Wiseman's Art Repository, Southampton, England. It bears, on its obverse, a photograph of Captain Semmes that was probably taken in June 1864, soon after the action between CSS Alabama, Semme's command, and USS Kearsarge. See Photo # NH 91649 for the image on the obverse of this carte de visite. Donation of Mrs. Kathleen Wilson, Southampton, England, 1974. It had been in the collection of her father, a professional photographer. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 91649-A
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