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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 [Profile of man seated in rocking chair wearing top hat and holding spectacles]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.043 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: circa 1830-1910 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Iron gall ink over graphite; wove paper.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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