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Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Photograph
1964
National Portrait Gallery
Francis Miller
Stampede Among the Negroes in Virginia

Stampede Among the Negroes in Virginia

Print
1861
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Cradle of Liberty in Danger

Cradle of Liberty in Danger

Print
April 11, 1874
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Thomas Nast
The Widow's Wants

The Widow's Wants

Print
September 11, 1880
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Nast
J. Gurney's Premium Daguerreotype Gallery, 349 Broadway, New York

J. Gurney's Premium Daguerreotype Gallery, 349 Broadway, New York

Print
1854
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John William Orr
The Elephant Walks About

The Elephant Walks About

Print
October 28, 1876
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Thomas Nast
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Drawing
c. 1939
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Henry Major
The Cooling of America

The Cooling of America

Drawing
1979
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Edward Sorel
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo

Periodical
1750
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Unidentified Artist
Peter (frequently identified as “Gordon”)

Peter (frequently identified as “Gordon”)

Print
1863
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Vincent Colyer
The Hobby in the Kinder-Garten

The Hobby in the Kinder-Garten

Print
1874
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Thomas Nast
He Will Be Gulliver in the Hands of the Brobdingnagians

He Will Be Gulliver in the Hands of the Brobdingnagians

Print
September 18, 1880
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Thomas Nast
Dr. John Morgan

Dr. John Morgan

Painting
1764
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Angelica Kauffmann
William McKinley

William McKinley

Photograph
1896
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Unidentified Artist
Andrew Oliver

Andrew Oliver

Silhouette
1980
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Helen Laughon Nel Laughon

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