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The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation

Print
1864
Adalbert John Volck
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Photograph
1864
Unidentified Artist
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Photograph
c. 1864
Unidentified Artist
Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly

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1863
Unidentified Artist
James Garfield and Family

James Garfield and Family

Print
1881
Samuel S. Frizzell
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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1864
Mathew B. Brady
Truman and his Military Advisors

Truman and his Military Advisors

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1949
Augustus Vincent Tack
Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn

Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn

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1954
George Tames
George Washington

George Washington

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c. 1828
Levi Woodbury

Levi Woodbury

Silhouette
1841
Auguste Edouart
Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

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1990
William Coupon
The Knight of the Rueful Countenance

The Knight of the Rueful Countenance

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1861
Adalbert John Volck
Jimmy, Rosalynn and Amy Carter

Jimmy, Rosalynn and Amy Carter

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Jun 1976
George Tames
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Photograph
February 9, 1864 (printed 1982)
Anthony Berger

Abraham Lincoln

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February 9, 1864 (printed 1982)
Anthony Berger

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