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![[George Sewall Boutwell, 1818-1905, three-quarters length, seated, facing left; looking at newspaper]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDEvMDEvMDEvZ2VvcmdlLXNld2FsbC1ib3V0d2VsbC0xODE4LTE5MDUtdGhyZWUtcXVhcnRlcnMtbGVuZ3RoLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1sb29raW5nLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/394/jpg "[George Sewall Boutwell, 1818-1905, three-quarters length, seated, facing left; looking at newspaper]")
![[George Gershwin, 1898-1937, three-quarters length portrait, standing, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvZ2VvcmdlLWdlcnNod2luLTE4OTgtMTkzNy10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctZmFjaW5nLXJpZ2h0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[George Gershwin, 1898-1937, three-quarters length portrait, standing, facing right]")
![[Edward Ward Carmack, 1858-1908, three-quarters length, seated, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvZWR3YXJkLXdhcmQtY2FybWFjay0xODU4LTE5MDgtdGhyZWUtcXVhcnRlcnMtbGVuZ3RoLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Edward Ward Carmack, 1858-1908, three-quarters length, seated, facing left]")
![[Antonio Scotti, 1866-1936, three-quarters length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjIvMDEvMDEvYW50b25pby1zY290dGktMTg2Ni0xOTM2LXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[Antonio Scotti, 1866-1936, three-quarters length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]")
![[Clara Barton, 1821-1912, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDQvMDEvMDEvY2xhcmEtYmFydG9uLTE4MjEtMTkxMi10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Clara Barton, 1821-1912, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front]")
![[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910, three-quarters length portrait, facing left; holding pipe]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDcvMDEvMDEvc2FtdWVsLWxhbmdob3JuZS1jbGVtZW5zLTE4MzUtMTkxMC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWxlZnQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910, three-quarters length portrait, facing left; holding pipe]")
