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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Blueprint: "Proposed Pedestal for the Garfield Monument . . . Profile of Base between Spurs"; wove paper

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.354 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: 1885 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 43.5 cm, Width: 32 cm Order a Copy

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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