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Bureau of Engraving and Printing Com. S. Decatur

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0256 Author/Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 15 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Com. S. Decatur" circa 1861-1877. Portrait of Commander Stephen Decatur. Engraver unknown.

Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820

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