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Print, Certificate: Navy Department Discharge

This is a Print. It was subject: William McFaul. It is dated July 18, 1865 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. A. W. Erickson.

Its dimensions are

45.1 × 29.9 cm (17 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Certificate: Navy Department Discharge; Subject: William McFaul; FRANCE & U.S.A.; engraving in black ink on paper; 45.1 × 29.9 cm (17 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.); 1952-35-2

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