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Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 [pencil and watercolor in blue. House on tree lined street]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02673.25 Author/Creator: Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: 1815-1860 Pagination: 1 art original : pencil and watercolor Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 29.3 cm Order a Copy

A striking image, done entirely in different shades of blue. The house cannot be identified from any other material --including photographs of the Bachelder home-- in the collection.

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

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