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Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Drawing
c. 1850
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Washington Monument Stone Commissioned by Meade Brothers

Washington Monument Stone Commissioned by Meade Brothers

Photograph
c. 1854
National Portrait Gallery
Meade Brothers Studio
William Austin Burt

William Austin Burt

Painting
c. 1845
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
George Washington (Porthole type)

George Washington (Porthole type)

Painting
c. 1853
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Rembrandt Peale
Seth Boyden

Seth Boyden

Photograph
c. 1849
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Unidentified Artist
Charles Loring Elliott

Charles Loring Elliott

Photograph
c. 1850
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Mathew B. Brady
Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster

Medal
c. 1852
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Charles Cushing Wright
Robert Mills and Elizabeth (

Robert Mills and Elizabeth ("Eliza") Barnwell Smith Mills

Photograph
c. 1851
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Jesse H. Whitehurst
Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore

Print
c. 1850
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John Sartain
Thomas Buchanan Read

Thomas Buchanan Read

Photograph
c. 1850
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Marcus Aurelius Root
Dr. John Collins Warren

Dr. John Collins Warren

Drawing
c. 1845-50
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Francis Alexander
James Barton Longacre

James Barton Longacre

Drawing
c. 1845
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James Barton Longacre
John C. Calhoun

John C. Calhoun

Painting
c. 1845
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George Peter Alexander Healy
Charles M. Leupp

Charles M. Leupp

Photograph
c. 1850
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Thomas and Frances Eakins

Thomas and Frances Eakins

Photograph
c. 1851
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist

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