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Wellstood, William, (1819-1900) [Portraits of Notable People]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0112 Author/Creator: Wellstood, William, (1819-1900) Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm. Order a Copy

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Robert Cumming Schenck, Samuel Shellabarger, William Darrah Kelley, Elihu B. Washburne, George S. Boutwell, Justin Smith Morrill, and Reubene Fenton. Engraved by William Wellstood.

Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885
Boutwell, George Sewall, 1818-1905
Morrill, Justin Smith, 1810-1898
Kelley, William Darrah, 1814-1890
Schenck, Robert Cumming, 1809-1890
Shellabarger, Samuel, 1817-1896
Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887
Wellstood, William, 1819-1900

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