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Photograph
c. 1870
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
William Miller

William Miller

Print
1851
National Portrait Gallery
J. H. Bufford Lithography Company
Patent Office

Patent Office

Photograph
c. 1907
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C.

Photograph
May 1860
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
The Washington Family

The Washington Family

Print
1798
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Savage David Edwin
Emancipated Slaves

Emancipated Slaves

Photograph
1863
National Portrait Gallery
Myron H. Kimball
Edward L. Davenport

Edward L. Davenport

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
John Cotton Smith

John Cotton Smith

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Pauline Cushman

Pauline Cushman

Photographic Negative
1864
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Photograph
1930
National Portrait Gallery
Eugene Robert Richee
Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore

Print
1848
National Portrait Gallery
Nathaniel Currier
Francis S. Chanfrau

Francis S. Chanfrau

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Photograph
1862
National Portrait Gallery
Charles DeForest Fredricks
Anna Swan

Anna Swan

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio

Leaving Sweden

Photograph
November 26, 1904
National Portrait Gallery
Jessie Tarbox Beals

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