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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
Thomas Cummings and James Shegogue

Thomas Cummings and James Shegogue

Silhouette
1844
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Auguste Edouart
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Robert Mills and Elizabeth ("Eliza") Barnwell Smith Mills

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c. 1851
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Jesse H. Whitehurst
John Trumbull

John Trumbull

Medal
1849
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Auguste Edouart Self-Portrait

Auguste Edouart Self-Portrait

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1843
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Auguste Edouart
Thomas Buchanan Read

Thomas Buchanan Read

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c. 1850
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Marcus Aurelius Root
James Barton Longacre

James Barton Longacre

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c. 1845
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James Barton Longacre
Montroville Dickeson and William L. Jones

Montroville Dickeson and William L. Jones

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1844
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Auguste Edouart
George Henry Durrie Self-Portrait

George Henry Durrie Self-Portrait

Painting
1843
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George Henry Durrie
John James Audubon

John James Audubon

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c. 1841
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Robert Gilmor, Jr.

Robert Gilmor, Jr.

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1840
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Auguste Edouart
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People's Choice Twelfth President

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1848
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Nathaniel Currier
Thomas and Frances Eakins

Thomas and Frances Eakins

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c. 1851
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Unidentified Artist
George Catlin

George Catlin

Painting
1849
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William Fisk

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