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William Pitt Fessenden

William Pitt Fessenden

Photograph
c. 1859
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McClees & Vannerson James Earle McClees Julian Vannerson
Moses Yale Beach and Nancy Day Beach

Moses Yale Beach and Nancy Day Beach

Photograph
c. 1855
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Jeremiah Gurney
Pierce and Hawthorne

Pierce and Hawthorne

Silhouette
1859
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Joseph Jefferson
Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Print
1857
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Alexis Perrassin
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-64
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Mathew Brady Studio
Thomas Handasyd Perkins

Thomas Handasyd Perkins

Print
1856
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Hezekiah Wright Smith
Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson

Photograph
c. 1859
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McClees & Vannerson James Earle McClees Julian Vannerson
Donald McKay

Donald McKay

Print
1854
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Leopold Grozelier
Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind

Photograph
c. 1860
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Meade Brothers Studio
Abram Duryee

Abram Duryee

Print
c. 1862
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Louis Prang Lithography Company
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Print
c. 1860
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John L. Magee
Alfred R. Waud

Alfred R. Waud

Photograph
c. 1853
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Jeremiah Gurney
George Law

George Law

Print
c. 1855
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Sarony Lithography Company
John James Audubon

John James Audubon

Print
1850
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Francis D'Avignon
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Photograph
c. 1857 (printed c. 1860)
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Unidentified Artist

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