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Wellstood and Co. engraving of Blanche Kelso Bruce and other members of the Senate (James T. Rapier, H.R. Revels, J.H. Rainey, and John R. Lynch.)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.447 Author/Creator: Wellstood and Co. Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1875 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 16 cm, Width: 24.7 cm Order a Copy

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Junkerman, Julius, fl. 1877

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