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James Brown, Sr.

James Brown, Sr.

Print
1808
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
Men of Progress

Men of Progress

Painting
1862
Christian Schussele
Granville Sharpe Pattison

Granville Sharpe Pattison

Print
c. 1826
Richard James Lane
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Drawing
c. 1830
James Barton Longacre
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Print
c. 1779
Johann Elias Haid
Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton

Photograph
1862
Alexander Gardner
Jim Clark

Jim Clark

Painting
1965
Henry Koerner
Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Photograph
Unidentified Artist
Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Bound Object
1911
Carlo de Fornaro
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Print
1781
Jean Michel Moreau
Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Print
1902
Carlo de Fornaro
Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Print
1902
Carlo de Fornaro
Abraham Lincoln, John McClernand and Allan Pinkerton

Abraham Lincoln, John McClernand and Allan Pinkerton

Photograph
1862 (printed c. 1890)
Alexander Gardner
Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Drawing
1911
Orlando Rouland
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Print
1779
Unidentified Artist

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