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Men of Progress

Men of Progress

Painting
1862
Christian Schussele
Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Photograph
Unidentified Artist
Alexander Wilson

Alexander Wilson

Drawing
1926
Garnet W. Jex
John Muir

John Muir

Painting
c. 1917 from a 1909 photograph
Orlando Rouland
Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Sculpture
1922
Moses Wainer Dykaar
Chauve-Souris (program)

Chauve-Souris (program)

Print
c. 1922
Ralph Barton
Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Painting
1919
John Wycliffe Lowes Forster
Alexander Wilson

Alexander Wilson

Print
1814
John James Barralet
John Muir

John Muir

Sculpture
1926
Edwin Keith Harkness
Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Photograph
c. 1895
Unidentified Artist
Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Photograph
1892
E. J. Holmes
Men of Progress

Men of Progress

Print
1863
John Sartain
John Muir

John Muir

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c. 1910
William Edward Dassonville
Medical Faculty of the University of New York

Medical Faculty of the University of New York

Print
1846
Francis D'Avignon
Mortals and Immortals

Mortals and Immortals

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1911
Carlo de Fornaro

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