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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Newspaper: "Harper's Weekly." Engraving of [Ward's] Washington statue unveiling on Wall Street, NY.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.362 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document Date: 1883/12/08 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 39.7 cm, Width: 28.2 cm Order a Copy

"Evacuation-Day" sculpture in front of U.S. Treasury building.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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