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![[James W. Gerard, American Ambassador to Germany, half-length portrait, seated at his desk in embassy]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtdy1nZXJhcmQtYW1lcmljYW4tYW1iYXNzYWRvci10by1nZXJtYW55LWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1hdC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/241/jpg "[James W. Gerard, American Ambassador to Germany, half-length portrait, seated at his desk in embassy]")
![[Charles Evans Hughes seated at head of table, with eight other men around the table in the Diplomatic Room of the State Department]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlcy1ldmFucy1odWdoZXMtc2VhdGVkLWF0LWhlYWQtb2YtdGFibGUtd2l0aC1laWdodC1vdGhlci1tZW4tYXJvdW5kLXRoZS02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Charles Evans Hughes seated at head of table, with eight other men around the table in the Diplomatic Room of the State Department]")
![[Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, in regalia, half-length portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvd2lsaGVsbS1pLWVtcGVyb3Itb2YtZ2VybWFueS1pbi1yZWdhbGlhLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1iMDhmNzktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, in regalia, half-length portrait, facing right]")
![[James B. Yates, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters view, seated in chair at desk]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTYvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtYi15YXRlcy10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy12aWV3LXNlYXRlZC1pbi1jaGFpci02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[James B. Yates, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters view, seated in chair at desk]")
![[James M. Priest, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated at desk]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvamFtZXMtbS1wcmllc3QtdGhyZWUtcXVhcnRlci1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZnVsbC1mYWNlLXNlYXRlZC1hdC1kZXNrLWI0NzFjYy02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[James M. Priest, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated at desk]")
![[James McNeill Whistler, seated in chair, full-length portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtbWNuZWlsbC13aGlzdGxlci1zZWF0ZWQtaW4tY2hhaXItZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtMi02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[James McNeill Whistler, seated in chair, full-length portrait]")
![[Lieutenant John Mayer (Meyer), Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, full-length portrait, standing, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvbGlldXRlbmFudC1qb2huLW1heWVyLW1leWVyLXVuaW9uLW9mZmljZXItaW4tdGhlLTMybmQtaW5kaWFuYS1yZWdpbWVudC1mdWxsLWFkOWRlZS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Lieutenant John Mayer (Meyer), Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, full-length portrait, standing, facing front]")
