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James Monroe

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Description: Close-up of a statue of James Monroe, the 5th president of the United States of America. The statue stands in an open area at Ash Lawn, once Monroe's resi...
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Governor John Winthrop, Jr., Statue

Date: 1905
Description: Published by the Albertype Company of Brooklyn, New York, the image features Bela Lyon Pratt's statue honoring Governor John Winthrop Jr., once Governor o...
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John Tyler

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Description: A painting of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States, from the National Collection of Fine Arts of the Smithsonian Institute. John Tyler was ...
Painting

George Washington

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Description: A portrait of George Washington, our nations first president, possibly done by Gilbert Stuart.
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Painting of Young Washington

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Description: A painted portrait of young George Washington in the uniform of a British Colonial Colonel. The portrait was possibly made by Peale (Charles Wilson?) and o...
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Portrait of Issac Winslow

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Description: A copy of the portrait painting of Judge Issac Winslow, who held many prominent positions in the Plymouth colony, both military and civil, including being ...
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John Adams

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Description: An engraved portrait, vignette, derived from the painting by Rhode Island painter Gilbert Stuart (12/3/1755 – 8/9/1828) of John Adams (10/30/1735 – 8/4/182...
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William Jennings Bryan

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Description: William Jennings Bryan (3/19/1860 – 8/26/1925), a famous orator and congressman, as well as the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States...
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Thomas Jefferson

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Description: An engraved portrait (most likely by by Rhode Island painter Gilbert Stuart (12/3/1755-8/9/1828)) of Thomas Jefferson (4/13/1743 – 7/4/1826), the third Pre...
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Congressman W.L. Jones In Orchard

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Description: Congressman W.L. Jones poses in an apple orchard. Text on photograph reads: "Congressman W.L. Jones And Apple Tree In Dr. J.I. Pogue' Orchard Which Yielded...
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Ex-Senator Gibson Wheatfield

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Description: A man poses in a harvested wheatfield. Harvested wheat lies in bundles in the field. In the distance is hilly land. Caption reads: "Ex-Senator Gibson Wheat...
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Memorial Continental Hall

Date: 1921
Description: A general view of the Disarmament Conference in Memorial Continental Hall from the balcony. Politicians sit around tables, and an audience gathers on the m...
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International Monument

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Description: Officials greet one another in front of Boundary Monument 258 between the United States and Mexico. A protective fence is behind the men.
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The Mayflower Compact

Date: 1620
Description: Printed copy of the Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620. Text at the bottom of the document reads: "This paper was made by hand in 1856. A. S. Burbank, Pub...
Photograph

Inauguration of Jefferson Davis

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Description: Painting of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy at Montgomery, Alabama on February 18, 1861. The painting features the Ala...
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Portrait of Patrick Henry

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Description: Portrait of Patrick Henry (1736-1799), orator and politician. The painting was completed in 1815 by Thomas Sully (1783-1872)
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Monument of Senator Vance

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Description: Statue of Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894), United States Senator. The statue stands before the Wisconsin State Capitol building, completed in 1840. Publis...

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