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William Z. Foster

William Z. Foster

Drawing
c. 1940
National Portrait Gallery
Hugo Gellert
Sullivan Brothers

Sullivan Brothers

Print
1943
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Henry Harley Arnold

Henry Harley Arnold

Print
c. 1942-43
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Ronald Norman McLeod
Edward James

Edward James

Photograph
c. 1940
National Portrait Gallery
Carl Van Vechten
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Photograph
c. 1938
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Edward Jean Steichen
Arthur Compton

Arthur Compton

Photograph
c. 1935
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Helen Balfour Morrison
Unidentified Man

Unidentified Man

Photograph
c. 1945
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Carl Van Vechten
Alben William Barkley

Alben William Barkley

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date unknown
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Guy Rowe
James Clark McReynolds

James Clark McReynolds

Drawing
c. 1935-40
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William Sharp
Fred T. Korematsu

Fred T. Korematsu

Photograph
c. 1940
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Unidentified Artist
William Edgar Borah

William Edgar Borah

Drawing
c. 1935-40
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William Sharp
Earl Kemp Long

Earl Kemp Long

Painting
1948
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Ernest Hamlin Baker
General James Harold Doolittle

General James Harold Doolittle

Drawing
1945
National Portrait Gallery
Bernard Perlin
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Photograph
c. 1940
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
William E. Borah

William E. Borah

Painting
c. 1930
National Portrait Gallery
Caleb Arnold Slade

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