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![[Head-and-shoulders portraits of Johann Gutenberg, Martin Luther, Peter Schöffer, Melanchton, Johann Fust, and Lucas Cranach] / Stahlstich v. Carl Mayer's Kunst-Anstalt in Nürnberg.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDAvMDEvMDEvaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0cy1vZi1qb2hhbm4tZ3V0ZW5iZXJnLW1hcnRpbi1sdXRoZXItcGV0ZXItc2Nob2ZmZXItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/399/jpg "[Head-and-shoulders portraits of Johann Gutenberg, Martin Luther, Peter Schöffer, Melanchton, Johann Fust, and Lucas Cranach] / Stahlstich v. Carl Mayer's Kunst-Anstalt in Nürnberg.")
![[Franz Brochier, German architect, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / Hahn & Kirchgevrg, Nürnberg u. Fürth.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvZnJhbnotYnJvY2hpZXItZ2VybWFuLWFyY2hpdGVjdC1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LWhhaG4tNzUxMTMzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Franz Brochier, German architect, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / Hahn & Kirchgevrg, Nürnberg u. Fürth.")
![[J. Priestley, head-and-shoulders portrait facing left] / portrait by Gilbert Stewart ; engr. by W. Hall.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMjMvai1wcmllc3RsZXktaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LXBvcnRyYWl0LWJ5LWdpbGJlcnQtc3Rld2FydC1mNjE0MWItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[J. Priestley, head-and-shoulders portrait facing left] / portrait by Gilbert Stewart ; engr. by W. Hall.")
![[Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvZ2VydHJ1ZGUtZnJhbmtsaW4taG9ybi1hdGhlcnRvbi1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXJpZ2h0LTBlOTkzNS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]")
![[Joseph G. Cannon, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / Hartsook Photo, S.F., L.A.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvam9zZXBoLWctY2Fubm9uLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtaGFydHNvb2stcGhvdG8tc2YtNTJiYzBkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Joseph G. Cannon, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / Hartsook Photo, S.F., L.A.")
![[Portrait of Bill Cogliano, Joseph Kowalewski, Carl Ottobrino, Stanley Kraft, Dick Motzlinski, Manny Thaler, Sol Libero, Mack Pierce, Stanley M. Aronson, Vincent Carbone, and Tex Beneke, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1947]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDcvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYmlsbC1jb2dsaWFuby1qb3NlcGgta293YWxld3NraS1jYXJsLW90dG9icmluby1zdGFubGV5LWtyYWZ0LWRpY2stNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/39/webp "[Portrait of Bill Cogliano, Joseph Kowalewski, Carl Ottobrino, Stanley Kraft, Dick Motzlinski, Manny Thaler, Sol Libero, Mack Pierce, Stanley M. Aronson, Vincent Carbone, and Tex Beneke, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1947]")
![[Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Herman Hiller.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvZHItYW5kLW1ycy1tYXJ0aW4tbHV0aGVyLWtpbmctanItaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC13b3JsZC1iNDhmYTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Herman Hiller.")
