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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0115 Author/Creator: Welstood, 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 Benjamin Franklin Butler, Timothy Otis Howe, Roscoe Conkling, Allen Granberry Thurman, William Alfred Buckingham, Matthew Hale Carpenter, and George F. Edmunds. Engraved by William Wellstood.

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Howe, Timothy Otis, 1816-1883
Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888
Thurman, Allen Granberry, 1813-1895
Buckingham, William A. (William Alfred), 1804-1875
Carpenter, Matthew Hale, 1824-1881
Edmunds, George F., 1828-1919
Wellstood, William, 1819-1900

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