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Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 [Pencil sketch. Green Room in the White House]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02673.06 Author/Creator: Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: 1815-1860 Pagination: 1 art original : pencil ; 13.7 x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy

colors of room noted in margin. Apparently a study for a Presidential print or painting; possibly JBB's Lincoln painting

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

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