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![[Samuel Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait in oval medallion, facing right, in Cherokee dress]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDQvMDEvMDEvc2FtdWVsLWhvdXN0b24taGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWluLW92YWwtbWVkYWxsaW9uLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1pbi02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Samuel Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait in oval medallion, facing right, in Cherokee dress]")
![[Full-length portrait of a man dressed as a monk, seated on a cloth-covered crate]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS1tYW4tZHJlc3NlZC1hcy1hLW1vbmstc2VhdGVkLW9uLWEtY2xvdGgtY292ZXJlZC1jcmF0ZS0zYWYzOWEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Full-length portrait of a man dressed as a monk, seated on a cloth-covered crate]")
![[George Washington Goethals, in uniform, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvZ2VvcmdlLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZ29ldGhhbHMtaW4tdW5pZm9ybS10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtNjYzN2Y3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[George Washington Goethals, in uniform, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right]")
![[Full-length portrait of a man in convict clothing and leg irons, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS1tYW4taW4tY29udmljdC1jbG90aGluZy1hbmQtbGVnLWlyb25zLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctMjk1ZDkzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "[Full-length portrait of a man in convict clothing and leg irons, seated, facing front]")
![[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (Mark Twain), full-length portrait, standing, facing left, in academic cap and gown]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvc2FtdWVsLWxhbmdob3JuZS1jbGVtZW5zLW1hcmstdHdhaW4tZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctZmFjaW5nLWxlZnQtZmM4MDllLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (Mark Twain), full-length portrait, standing, facing left, in academic cap and gown]")
