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Photographer: William Fischer, Jr.
Taken: June 6, 2009
Caption: Cannon Muzzle Markings
Additional Description: This gun bears the registry number 76, matching to one cast by Tredegar Foundry, Richmond, Virginia, in 1859. Among the last produced by that factory for the Federal government before the Civil War, it was inspected by Benjamin Huger (B.H.) who later served the Confederacy.
Submitted: July 16, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p70814
File Size: 0.106 Megabytes

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