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Lovelace, Fran, fl. 1672 Albumen print of U.S. Grant and his family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07808.040 Author/Creator: Lovelace, Fran, fl. 1672 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Photograph Date: 1868-1876 ca. Pagination: 1 albumen Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

White mount with gold border. Stamp of Lovejoy on verso. Oval full length portrait of Grant, his wife, and their four children. Larger version of image #34 in this collection. Photograph likely taken during his presidency.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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