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    JABEZ HUGHES (1819-84)

    Osborne

    circa 1873

    Red leather bound album | 28.0 x 34.5 x 5.0 cm (album) | RCIN 2102400

    • Creator(s)

      Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)

    • 28.0 x 34.5 x 5.0 cm (album)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Isle of Wight [England]
                • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                  • Osborne House
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