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Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887) Engraving of Andrew Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01060.01 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887) Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 28 x 21.8 cm. Order a Copy

"Likeness from a Daguerreotype taken from life." Published by Johnson, Fry & Co. New York. "Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1861 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court for the southern district of New York."

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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