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William Jermyn Florence

William Jermyn Florence

Print
1857
National Portrait Gallery
Francis D'Avignon
Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster

Drawing
c. 1845
National Portrait Gallery
Albert Gallatin Hoit
Charles Loring Elliott

Charles Loring Elliott

Photograph
c. 1860
National Portrait Gallery
Meade Brothers Studio
Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster

Photograph
c. 1860
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
John Cabell Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge

Photograph
c. 1861
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Unidentified Artist
Wendell Phillips

Wendell Phillips

Print
c. 1855
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Leopold Grozelier
Edwin Forrest as Richelieu

Edwin Forrest as Richelieu

Photographic Negative
c. 1861
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew B. Brady
John Walker Maury

John Walker Maury

Print
1855
National Portrait Gallery
Leopold Grozelier
Cyrus West Field

Cyrus West Field

Photograph
c. 1863
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Charles DeForest Fredricks
James Dwight Dana

James Dwight Dana

Print
1857
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Rudolf Hoffmann
Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott

Painting
c. 1855
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Robert Walter Weir
Andrew Hull Foote

Andrew Hull Foote

Print
c. 1862
National Portrait Gallery
Caroline Street Leffingwell
Joseph Lane

Joseph Lane

Photograph
c. 1859
National Portrait Gallery
McClees & Vannerson James Earle McClees Julian Vannerson
Jessie Benton Frémont

Jessie Benton Frémont

Photograph
c. 1861
National Portrait Gallery
Meade Brothers Studio
James Henry Beard

James Henry Beard

Drawing
c. 1846
National Portrait Gallery
Henry W. Waugh

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Decorative arts  32
Dictionaries  1
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Maps  126
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America's Presidents (Reinstallation September 2017)  55
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From Shadow to Substance: Grand-scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years  10
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NPG, East Gallery 142  11
NPG, East Gallery 144  7
NPG, East Gallery 150a  3
NPG, East Gallery 152  2
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NPG, South Gallery 120  22
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NPG, South Gallery 234  1
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NPG, South Gallery 321  20
NPG, South Gallery 321 Mezzanine  14
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NPG, South Gallery 341 Mezzanine  10
NPG, South Gallery 342  21
NPG, South Gallery 342 Mezzanine  11
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NPG, West Gallery 220  19
NPG, West Gallery 240  3
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Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900  150
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