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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 [Print of James Buchanan]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1097 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1868 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

One print of President James Buchanan dated 1840. Engraved by John Chester Buttre from an original photograph taken by Mathew Brady. Included with the image are facsimiles of Buchanan's obituary.

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893

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