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John Jermain Library

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Description: Interior view of the John Jermain Library reading room in Sag Harbor, New York. Text on photograph reads: "Interior Of John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, N....
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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 ...
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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 Martha Washington

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Description: A portrait of George Washington's wife, Martha Washington by Gilbert Stuart.
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Elizabeth Paddy Winsley

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Description: A copy of the portrait painting of Elizabeth Paddy Winsley, who was of Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony ancestry. Elizabeth was marred to John Wensley, a ver...
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Governor Edward Winslow

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Description: A copy of the portrait painting of Edward Winslow, who was an American Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower as well as the Governor of the Plymouth, Massachuset...
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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 Winslow

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Description: A copy of the portrait painting of John Winslow who was a passenger on the Fortune, a boat like the Mayflower, on which two of his brothers were pas...
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Josiah Winslow

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Description: A copy of the portrait painting of Josiah Winslow, an American Pilgrim leader and later governor of the Plymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680.
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Penelope Winslow

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Description: A copy of a portrait painting of Penelope Winslow, the wife of Josiah Winslow who was governor of the Plymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680. Both were of Plymo...
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Oil Painting

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Description: An oil painting of a wealthy, smiling gentleman wearing a suit. Text in lower left corner reads "(copyright) R.S. Burbank, Plymouth, Mass."
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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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Reverend John Alden

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Description: A painting of Reverend John Alden (1599 – 9/12/1687), the first person from the The Mayflower to set foot on Plymouth Rock in 1620, and the seventh signer ...
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Portrait of Chief Keokuk

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Description: A copy of a portrait of Chief Keokuk (1767–1848), who was an orator of extreme eloquence and noted for his policy of cooperation with the U.S. government. ...
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Cristoforo Colombo

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Description: Posthumous portrait of Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 – 5/20/1506), navigator, colonizer, and explorer, by Italian Renaissance painter Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (...
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Dr. Fredrick A. Cook

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Description: Explorer Dr. Fredrick A. Cook (6/10/1865 – 8/5/1940) in fur-lined coat with hood. Cook is notable for his claim of having reached the North Pole on 4/21/19...
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Andrew Jackson

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Description: A painting of Andrew Jackson (3/15/1767 – 6/8/1845), the seventh President of the United States (3/4/1829 – 3/4/1837).
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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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Portrait of Jean Baptiste le Moyne

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Description: A portrait (etching) of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville (2/23/1680 – 3/7/1767), an early, repeated governor of French Louisiana, appointed 4 sep...

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