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![[Charles William Post, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvY2hhcmxlcy13aWxsaWFtLXBvc3QtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LXJpZ2h0LTBkODI0Yi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/400/jpg "[Charles William Post, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]")
![[Charles Sumner, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlcy1zdW1uZXItaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1sZWZ0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Charles Sumner, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]")
![[Charles E. Jefferson, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvY2hhcmxlcy1lLWplZmZlcnNvbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LWxlZnQtNzQ4ODBlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Charles E. Jefferson, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]")
![[William Alden Smith, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvd2lsbGlhbS1hbGRlbi1zbWl0aC1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktcmlnaHQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/60/webp "[William Alden Smith, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]")
![[Henry Chadwick, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvaGVucnktY2hhZHdpY2staGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LWxlZnQtY2VhYjg3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Henry Chadwick, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]")
![[Charlotte Cushman, half-length vignetted portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDUvY2hhcmxvdHRlLWN1c2htYW4taGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtdmlnbmV0dGVkLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC0wNGQ4NjgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Charlotte Cushman, half-length vignetted portrait, facing right]")
![[Charles Edwards Lester, half length portrait, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDgvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlcy1lZHdhcmRzLWxlc3Rlci1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC02NDAuanBn/40/52/webp "[Charles Edwards Lester, half length portrait, facing left]")
