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WOOD SECTION FROM LIBBY PRISON

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[MAINE] Prisoner at Libby Prison: [MAINE] Prisoner at Libby Prison - Henry S. Burrage (1837-1926) he was the First State Historian [Maine 1907-1926]. Henry Sweetser Burrage was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the son of Jonathan Bur

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A great Civil War relic, a small wooden section from a beam of the original Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia. The section is roughly 4.5 x 3 x .5 in. (sight) with slightly jagged edges. Matted in a display with images of the original building and a typed description of the sections provenance which reads in part: '...After the war the building was dismantled...and shipped to Chicago...in 1963 the building was torn down...in 1995 the materials were sold to Rod Wampler...where they lay until sold at auction...' and more. Fine condition.

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WOOD SECTION FROM LIBBY PRISON

Name: WOOD SECTION FROM LIBBY PRISON
SKU: 117361166
Price: 100 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $300

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