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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Engraving of O. M. Mitchel

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0404 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 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. Standing portrait of Mitchel based on the painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Mitchel, O. M. (Ormsby MacKnight), 1809-1862
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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