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Lovejoy, Robert L. Albumen print of U.S. Grant and his family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07808.040 Author/Creator: Lovejoy, Robert L. Place Written: New York, New York Type: Photograph Date: 1868-1876 ca. Pagination: 1 albumen ; 20.2 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy

White mount with gold border. Stamp of Lovejoy on verso. Oval full length portrait of Grant, his wife, and their four children. Larger version of image #34 in this collection. Photograph likely taken during his presidency.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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