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Grimes, James W., 1816-1872 Carte de visite vignette bust portrait by Brady

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05597.08 Author/Creator: Grimes, James W., 1816-1872 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10 cm, Width: 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Signed on front: "J.W. Grimes, Iowa" ("Iowa" in a different hand). Grimes, from Iowa, was instrumental in getting a not-guilty verdict in President Johnson's impeachment.

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