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Cumberland County Historical Society
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, February 25, 2011.
Depicted ContentHamilton, James
Image type
photograph
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Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle, PA
Original caption
James Hamilton, Esq., namesake of the Hamilton Library and Cumberhand Historical Society. This photograph is a copy made by John Choate in the 1880s of an earlier photo. The original image was likely a cased photograph made in the 1850s. Hamilton lived from 1793 to 1873.
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Photograph Collection, Cumberland County Historical Society
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The original of this image is held in the Cumberland County Historical Society in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Please include this in your citation. Should higher resolution copies be required for any reason, please contact the Photograph Curator directly at the Cumberland County Historical Society or visit their archives. The House Divided Project at Dickinson College is grateful for the partnership and assistance of the Society.