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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Engraving of O.M. Mitchel

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0403 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: circa 1860 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of O.M. Mitchel dated circa 1860. Half portrait of Mitchel.

Buttre, J.C., fl. 1860
Mitchel, O. M. (Ormsby MacKnight), 1809-1862

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