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cabinet photograph

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Definition of cabinet photograph

: a photograph in a mount about four by six inches

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First Known Use of cabinet photograph

1856, in the meaning defined above

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“Cabinet photograph.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabinet%20photograph. Accessed 27 January 2020.

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