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Patent Office, Washington DC

Patent Office, Washington DC

Photograph
c. 1870
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Kilburn Brothers
Patent Office

Patent Office

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after 1870
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Bell & Brother
Document written by Charles Sumner

Document written by Charles Sumner

Document
c. 1857-67
National Portrait Gallery
Patent Office, Washington, D. C.

Patent Office, Washington, D. C.

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c. 1901-07
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Patent Office

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1845
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Unidentified Artist
U.S. Patent Office

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United States Patent Office, Washington, D. C.

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Model Room in U.S. Patent Office

Model Room in U.S. Patent Office

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c. 1867
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Bell & Brother
Patent Office

Patent Office

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1869
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Bell & Brother
Model Room, Patent Office, Washington, D.C.

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1891
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Charles Milton Bell
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c. 1907
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Patent Office - Model Room

Patent Office - Model Room

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c. 1870
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American Stereoscopic Co.
U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C.

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c. 1907-15
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New Wing, Patent Office

New Wing, Patent Office

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1891
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B. W. Kilburn
The Patent Office, Washington

The Patent Office, Washington

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1853
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