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Hall, Henry B., 1808-1884 Franklin Pierce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1252 Author/Creator: Hall, Henry B., 1808-1884 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: circa 1853 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One print of Franklin Pierce engraved by Henry Bryan Hall. Noted that this print was originally created for Rice and Hart's National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans.

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Hall, Henry Bryan, 1808-1884

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