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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Print
1793
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Edward Savage
Edward Everett

Edward Everett

Print
c. 1875
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Hezekiah Wright Smith
William Leete Stone

William Leete Stone

Silhouette
1840
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Auguste Edouart
Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Horowitz

Photograph
1966
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Philippe Halsman
Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Silhouette
1842
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Auguste Edouart
Lincoln and Family

Lincoln and Family

Print
1866
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William Sartain
Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Photograph
c. 1913
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Keystone View Company
Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck

Painting
1968
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Vita Petrosky Solomon
Aline Fruhauf Self-Portrait

Aline Fruhauf Self-Portrait

Print
1931
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Aline Fruhauf
Grant and His Family

Grant and His Family

Print
1867
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William Sartain
Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters

Painting
1946
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Francis J. Quirk
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

Photograph
c. 1860
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John Adams Whipple
The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation

Print
1864
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Adalbert John Volck
Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

Photograph
1964 (printed November 22, 1982)
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Bob Willoughby
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Print
c. 1828
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Nicolas Eustache Maurin

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