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Ames, Joseph (1816-1872) [James T. Brady]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01822.03 Author/Creator: Ames, Joseph (1816-1872) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: n.d. Pagination: 1 photograph : tinted ; 24.7 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Photograph of a portrait painting of Brady by Joseph Ames held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Brady was a successful New York laywer.

Ames, Joseph, 1816-1872
Brady, James Topham, 1815-1869

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