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The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation

Print
1864
Adalbert John Volck
Dr. James R. Manley

Dr. James R. Manley

Silhouette
1839
Auguste Edouart
William Henry Vanderbilt

William Henry Vanderbilt

Print
1882
Frederick Burr Opper
George Washington

George Washington

Print
c. 1828
United States Senate Chamber

United States Senate Chamber

Print
1855
Robert Whitechurch
George Morell

George Morell

Silhouette
1841
Auguste Edouart
Levi Woodbury

Levi Woodbury

Silhouette
1841
Auguste Edouart
The Knight of the Rueful Countenance

The Knight of the Rueful Countenance

Print
1861
Adalbert John Volck
Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth

Photograph
1864
Unidentified Artist
Declaration of Independence diorama

Declaration of Independence diorama

Sculpture
1969
Bartlett Frost
Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock

Photograph
1949
Arnold A. Newman
James Dine

James Dine

Photograph
1977
Hans Namuth
Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke

Painting
1984
Jane White
Nelson Rockefeller and Brothers

Nelson Rockefeller and Brothers

Photograph
1949
Philippe Halsman
John Joseph Hughes

John Joseph Hughes

Silhouette
1840
Auguste Edouart

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