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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 [Sculpture design: standing man [possibly James A. Garfield] holding up a paper in one hand]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.075 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: circa 1830-1910 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 17.3 cm, Width: 7 cm Order a Copy

Graphite; tan tracing paper.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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