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Bureau of Engraving and Printing Secretary of the Treasury

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0242 Author/Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Secretary of the Treasury. 1864" dated 1864. Portrait of a man (probably Salmon Portland Chase). Engraver unknown. Caption notes "engraved and printed at the Bureau Engraving & Printing."

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

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