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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Engraving of Erasmus Darwin Keyes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02459.51 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1880 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 24.3 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Photo by J.E. McClees. Published by J.C. Buttre 48 Franklin St. New York.

Keyes, Erasmus Darwin, 1810-1895
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893
McClees, James E., fl. 1880

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