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John Cussons

John Cussons

John P. Walker
Painting
1890-1912
Owner: Virginia Museum of History and Culture

George Washington Before the Battle of Trenton

Unidentified Artist
Painting
n.d.a.
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Signing of the Peace Protocol

Signing of the Peace Protocol

Frances Benjamin Johnston
Photograph
August 12, 1898
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
George M. Cayce

George M. Cayce

John P. Walker
Painting
1897
Owner: Virginia Museum of History and Culture

Carl Schurz

Daniel Huntington
Drawing
May 1899
Owner: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Grenville Mellen Dodge

Charles Ayer Whipple
Painting
1897
Owner: Iowa State Historical Museum
William McKinley

William McKinley

Carl Ludwig Boeckmann
Painting
c. 1890
Owner: Ohio Historical Society

Russell Alexander Alger

Carlo Romanelli
Sculpture
c. 1890-1900
Owner: Detroit Historical Museum
William T. Sherman

William T. Sherman

Napoleon Sarony
Photograph
c. 1885
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Marvin Sadik
Ulysses Simpson Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant

Adolfo Müller-Ury
Painting
1897
Owner: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center

George Washington

G. Rouse
Sculpture
c. 1900
Owner: New-York Historical Society

George Rogers Clark

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1817-96
Owner: Chicago History Museum

George Miller Sternberg

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1893-1902
Owner: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Robert Edward Lee

Robert Edward Lee

Sir Moses Jacob Ezekiel
Sculpture
c. 1874-1917
Owner: Private collection

George Washington

James Wilson Alexander Macdonald
Sculpture
1898?
Owner: Harrison Memorial Library
George Washington

George Washington

Albion Harris Bicknell
Painting
c. 1860-90
Owner: University of Michigan

George Washington

Victor David Brenner
Medal
1890-1906
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
William McKinley

William McKinley

Robert Ingersoll Aitken
Sculpture
c. 1896-1904
Owner: City and County of San Francisco
George Washington

George Washington

James Wilson Alexander Macdonald
Sculpture
1898
Owner: Union League of Philadelphia

Kit Carson

Copeland Glass Company
Decorative Arts
1899-1909
Owner: Colorado State Capitol
Robert Edward Lee

Robert Edward Lee

Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Painting
c. 1899-1951
Owner: Haggin Museum

Sterling Clark Robertson

William Henry Huddle
Painting
c. 1867-92
Owner: Texas State Library
Oliver Otis Howard

Oliver Otis Howard

Charles Melville Dewey
Painting
c. 1890-1900
Owner: U.S. Military Academy

Carl Schurz

Daniel Huntington
Drawing
1899
Owner: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution

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