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Aug 20, 1898
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Major General Shafter (1898)

"The commander of the 5th Army Corps rides forward with a party of officers. He wears a white helmet, a broad expanse of shirt bosom and a general air of avoirdupois."

Category

War

Country

United States of America

Companies

Edison Studios

William Rufus Shafter

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