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Bureau of Engraving and Printing Columbus Delano

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0257 Author/Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 15 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Columbus Delano" circa 1861-1877. Portrait of Columbus Delano. Engraver unknown.

Delano, Columbus, 1809-1896
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Congress
American Statesmen
Lawyers
United States
The American Civil War

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