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Unknown [Portrait of Samuel Houston]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01119.02 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Houston, Texas Type: Engraving Date: 1875 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 28.6 x 21.9 cm. Order a Copy

Portrait of Samuel Houston. Included with GLC01119.01. Date drawn from handwritten note in pencil.

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

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