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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0114 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 Stephen Arnold Douglas, Benjamin Franklin Wade, William Pitt Fessenden, Charles Sumner, Thaddeus Stevens, John Cabell Breckenridge, and Henry Winter Davis. Engraved by William Wellstood.

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861
Wade, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1878
Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875
Davis, Henry Winter, 1817-1865
Wellstood, William, 1819-1900

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