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Rutherford B. Hayes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00118.01.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 8 x 6.9 cm. Order a Copy

Portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes is facing towards his right, looking diagonally left. Appears to be wearing a three-piece suit, with the vest unbuttoned and a black tie, mostly hidden by his beard. Mounted to a backerboard (9.9 x 22.3 cm). Board printed with a fading blue rectangle frame (8.8 x 7.6 cm) for the engraving.

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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