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Smith, Henry Wright (b. 1828) [Wendell Phillips]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07483.14 Author/Creator: Smith, Henry Wright (b. 1828) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Engraving Date: no date Pagination: 1engraving : b&w ; 27 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Bust portrait engraving of Wendell Phillips as a young man. With his printed signature under the image.

Wendell Phillips was an American abolitionist, Native American advocate, and orator.

Smith, Henry Wright, 1828-?
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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