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Jackman, W.J., fl. 1865 [Portrait of David G. Farragut]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02680.06 Author/Creator: Jackman, W.J., fl. 1865 Place Written: Pennsylvania Type: Engraving Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 engraving Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Engraved portrait of Farragut in uniform, with his facsimile signature below. Printed by Richard Rutter and Company.

Jackman, W. J., fl. 1865
Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870

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