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NH 91649 Captain Raphael Semmes, CSN

Photo #: NH 91649 Captain Raphael Semmes, CSN
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Description: Photograph, mounted on a carte de visite, by S.J. Wiseman's Art Repository, Southampton, England. It was probably taken in June 1864, soon after the action between CSS Alabama, Semme's command, and USS Kearsarge. See Photo # NH 91649-A for a photograph of the reverse of the original 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.
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