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Photograph: John Q.A. Ward stading in front a statue model in progress.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.285 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Photograph Date: circa 1900-1910 Pagination: 1 p. 24.7 cm x 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Photo of Ward in front of a statue in progress.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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