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Edwin Markham

Edwin Markham

Photograph
c. 1922
National Portrait Gallery
Harris & Ewing Studio
Edward H. Magill

Edward H. Magill

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Album of Portraits of Celebrities

Album of Portraits of Celebrities

Print
c. 1882
National Portrait Gallery
Shoppell
David Rittenhouse

David Rittenhouse

Painting
1796
National Portrait Gallery
Charles Willson Peale
Commencement Day, Yale College

Commencement Day, Yale College

Print
1860
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John Sartain
Alexander Wetmore

Alexander Wetmore

Painting
1959
National Portrait Gallery
Albert Ketcham Murray
Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Print
1918
National Portrait Gallery
Timothy Cole
Dwight D. Eisenhower and his Brothers

Dwight D. Eisenhower and his Brothers

Photograph
1948
National Portrait Gallery
Philippe Halsman
William Sprague

William Sprague

Print
1861
National Portrait Gallery
J. H. Bufford Lithography Company
Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor

Painting
1981
National Portrait Gallery
Eraldo Carugati
Joseph Henry

Joseph Henry

Painting
1877
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Le Clear
Mayors of the Olden Time

Mayors of the Olden Time

Photograph
1865
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Gardner
Authors of the U.S.

Authors of the U.S.

Print
1866
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Hay Ritchie
Jared Sparks

Jared Sparks

Photograph
1863
National Portrait Gallery
John Adams Whipple
Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore

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

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