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John Adams

Date: 1862
Description: Engraving from a painting of John Adams. Inscription reads: "John Adams From a Painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. Johnson, Fry & C...
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Examining the Wisconsin Meteorite

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph of Increase Lapham examining a fragment of a meteorite.
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Alfred P. Edgerton

Date: 1865
Description: Formal portrait of Alfred P. Edgerton seated at a small table.
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William D. Ash and Family

Date: 1861
Description: Half plate ambrotype of William D. Ash and his family. Left to right: 1. Helen Mar, later Mrs. E.P. Lamb in Roberts, Wis. 2. William H. Ash, later of Rober...
Photograph

Elisha D. Smith

Date: 1865
Description: Studio portrait of Elisha Smith sitting. He is wearing a long coat and resting his arm on a table.
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Rev. Edward Mathews

Date: 1865
Description: Portrait of Reverend Edward Mathews standing in front of a "Moral Map of the United States." He is holding a long, wooden pointer and is gesturing towards ...
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Sam Adams

Date: 1862
Description: Engraved full-length portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794).
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Fisher Ames

Date: 1864
Description: Engraved lithographic portrait of Fisher Ames, a Federalist politician. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1788, then a membe...

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