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Civil War Commanders

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Description: Engraving of portraits of Civil War Union Army generals, clockwise from the top, P.H. Sheridan, D.D. Porter, W.S. Hancock, O.O. Howard, George G. Meade, W....
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General Daniel Brodhead

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of an oval-shaped pendant with a portrait of General Daniel Brodhead (October 1736-November 1809) of Pennsylvania. General Brodhe...
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Wa-Baun-See

Date: 1838
Description: Wau-Baun-See, a hand-colored lithographic portrait of a Potawatamie Indian. This image from McKenney & Hall's "History of the Indian Tribes," (1849-1850) ...
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Indian Industrial School Class

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Description: Indian Industrial School class, posed for a portrait.
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Basketball Team at Indian Industrial School

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Description: The 1897 Indian Industrial School basketball team, posed for a group portrait in front of the entrance to the gymnasium.
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Relay Team at Indian Industrial School

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Description: A group portrait of a relay team from the Indian Industrial School.
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Dumbbell Drill At Indian Industrial School

Date: 1900
Description: Female students performing a dumbbell drill inside the gymnasium at the Indian Industrial School.
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Club Drill at Indian Industrial School

Date: 1900
Description: Male students performing a club drill inside the gymnasium at the Indian Industrial School.
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Theodore C. Wallace

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Theodore C. Wallace, surgeon, 61st New York Infantry, in uniform.
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James Mitchel

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Description: Vignetted quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of James Mitchel (or Mitchell), Chaplin, F & S, 178th Ohio Infantry, in dress clothes.
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Philip Sheridan

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Philip Henry Sheridan. For his actions in the war he was able to quickly rise through the ranks, starti...
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P.G.T. Beauregard

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregrad.
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Jefferson Davis

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, in Union uniform.
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William H. Seward

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite profile portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration.
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Memorial Hall at Jefferson College

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Description: Interior of Memorial Hall at Jefferson College, chartered in 1802. The walls are lined with framed portraits hanging from picture rails, with chairs below....
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Art Gallery at Marywood College

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Description: Interior of the art gallery at Marywood College, established in 1914. Paintings hang on the walls and sculptures stand in the gallery.
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Washington's Headquarters

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Description: Interior of Washington's headquarters, built by Isaac Potts and occupied by George Washington in 1777. The orderly room features a fireplace and furniture...
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General Josiah Harmar

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General Josiah Harmar. General Harmar fought for the United States against Native Americans in the 1780's and ...
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Captain Samuel Murphy

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of a painting of Captain Samuel Murphy. Murphy served with Captain Samuel Brady in the Pittsburgh region during the Revolutionary War...
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Edwin Austin Abbey

Date: 1890
Description: Pencil sketch portrait of Edwin Austin Abbey, a muralist, illustrator, and painter. He began painting a series of murals for the Pennsylvania State Capitol...

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