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Unknown [Gideon Wells]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05603.01.22 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1860s Pagination: 1 engraving ; b&w : 24.5 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Engraving of Gideon Welles from a photograph by Brady. Seated in armchair.

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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