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19th Century Portraits of Notable Figures

Collection of vintage portraits depicting men in formal attire. The images have a classic, studio-style feel with dark backdrops and muted colors, conveying a sense of historical significance.

Burleigh, Hon. J.H. of Maine
Burleigh, Hon. J.H. of Maine
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LOUIS-ADOLPHE THIERS French statesman with his autograph Date: 1797 - 1877
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Hon. Luke Potter Poland of Vermont
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Cannon, Hon. Geo. Q. of Utah
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Hon. M.R.H. Garnett of Va.
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Hon. Townsend Harris
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Nicholas Philip Trist
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David Runer. Born: 1813, died 1888. Operating at Lindahl & Runer. David Runer. Född: 1813, död 1888. Verksam vid Lindahl & Runer.
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Robinson, Ex. M.C. Ind.
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John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-92), American Quaker Poet and Abolitionist, Portrait, Sarony & Co., 1870
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USA: Millard Fillmore (1800 - 1874) was the 13th President of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. Photograph by Mathew B. Brady, c.1860
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Weaver, Hon. J.B. of Iowa
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Judge S.J. Field
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E.L. Davenport
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WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD American statesman with his autograph Date: 1801 - 1872
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Mr. Mahoppy
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Bishop Charles Pettit McIlvaine
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Rev. J.G. Hubbard
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Hon. Gerrit Smith of N.Y.
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Robt. Browning
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Portrait of Mr WW Smith, circa 1935, by William Oakley. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.
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Key, Hon. D.M. Post-Master General
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USA: Rutherford B. Hayes (1822 - 1893) was the 19th President of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. Restored photograph, Mathew Brady (1823-1896) c. 1880
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Rev. Muhlenberg
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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin Wade 1855. United States Senator and President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate
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Thos. U. Walter
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Congressman Clement Vallandigham of Ohio, was a radical 'Copperhead' during the US Civil War, 1861-63. Vallandigham lead the anti-war fight in Congress to obstruct the Union war effort. He was arrested in May 1863 for publically expressing sympathy with the enemy, and Lincoln ordered him deported to the Confederacy (BSLOC_2018_6_47)
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C. Fisher
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Blaine, Hon. James G. of Maine, Secty of State
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Lord, Dr.
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McDonald, Hon. J.E. of Ind.
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Portrait, Charles Albert Read, from painting at City Hall by J. Harvey Young , Portrait paintings. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Kirkwood, Hon. S.J. of Iowa
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Station Inspector Oscar Magnus von Mentzer.
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Phineas Taylor Barnum, American showman, c1865 (1955). Artist: Unknown
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. He is, to date, the only president from Pennsylvania and the only president to remain a lifelong bachelor.
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Judge Carter
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Gen. J.B. Steadman
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Joseh Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, c1890. Photograph.
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Portrait of Immanuel Nobel.Filden is part of two large photo albums by director Karl Wilhelm Hagelin who worked for a long time at Nobel's oil facilities in Baku.
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Whyte, Wm. Pinkney of Md.
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President Millard Fillmore 1860. Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 ñ March 8, 1874) was the 13th President of the United States (1850ñ1853), the last Whig president, and the last president not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties
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Man; inscribed 'Mrs Graham Anderson' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits
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Richard Wagner (1805-1864) 1875 German. Richard Wagner (1805-1864) 228746
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Digitally restored vector photo of General Robert E. Lee standing. Robert E. Lee was a distinguished career soldier and a top graduate of West Point. He commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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Payne, Hon. H.B. of Ohio
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Hon. Wm. C. Bouck
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Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the USA, 1850-1853
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Hon. Joshua R. Giddings of Ohio
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Pierce, Hon. Henry L. of Mass.
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Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left. Democratic Congressman from Illinois, 1843-1847; Senator, 1847-1861. by Mathew Brady, ca. 1823-1896. Published: between 1844 and 1860
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Daniel Webster (1782-1852)
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William Everdell, Jr. Ferdinand Thomas Lee Boyle (American, 1820-1906). , 1875. Oil on canvas, 29 15/16 x 24 15/16 in. (76.1 x 63.4 cm). American Art 1875
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Ulysses S. Grant 18th President of the United States (1822-1885)
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Photographer Forsbäck's father, born in Hille 1818. Died at Lundbacka in Skog 1903. Fotograf Forsbäcks far, född i Hille 1818. Död på Lundbacka i Skog 1903.
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USA: Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850) was the 12th President of the United States, serving from 1849 to 1850. Restored daguerrotype, c. 1845
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William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare. He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas (1864-65).
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General Hyppolite; President of Haiti; 1889-96.. Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. Photographs, Illustrations. 1910. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. Regalia, Presidents , Haiti