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Captain Samuel Murphy
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Sixth plate ambrotype of a painting of Captain Samuel Murphy. Murphy served with Captain Samuel Brady in the Pittsburgh region during the Revolutionary War. He lived and died near Freeport, Pennsylvania. The portrait is a front facing bust figure, turned slightly to the right. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
circa 1850-1859
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W01270G
WHi 109565
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