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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Engraving of Jacob Thompson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02459.62 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1880 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 21.7 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Biographical note is adhered below the image. Photograph by J.E. M'Clees Washington D.C. Engraved by J.C. Buttre N.Y.

Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893
McClees, James E., fl. 1880

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