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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 17, 1956 reads, "Hix Ratliff of San Fernando holds his old Civil War vintage muzzle loader as his wife rams wad of tissue paper down barrel. Other Ratliff mementoes shown include circa 1860 map of Indiana where couple spent their youth."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--California--San Fernando Muzzleloader hunting--California--San Fernando Couples--California--San Fernando Dwellings--California--San Fernando Portrait photographs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Indiana--Maps San Fernando (Calif.) Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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