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![[Joseph Jefferson, 1829-1905, full length, seated, facing slightly right; wearing theatrical costume as Rip Van Winkle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTYvMDEvMDEvam9zZXBoLWplZmZlcnNvbi0xODI5LTE5MDUtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1yaWdodC13ZWFyaW5nLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/382/jpg "[Joseph Jefferson, 1829-1905, full length, seated, facing slightly right; wearing theatrical costume as Rip Van Winkle]")
![[Joseph Jefferson, 1829-1905, full-length portrait, seated, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTYvMDEvMDEvam9zZXBoLWplZmZlcnNvbi0xODI5LTE5MDUtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "[Joseph Jefferson, 1829-1905, full-length portrait, seated, facing right]")
![[John Drew, 1853-1927, full length, seated at dressing table, facing left; in Empire Theatre]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvam9obi1kcmV3LTE4NTMtMTkyNy1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1zZWF0ZWQtYXQtZHJlc3NpbmctdGFibGUtZmFjaW5nLWxlZnQtaW4tZW1waXJlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[John Drew, 1853-1927, full length, seated at dressing table, facing left; in Empire Theatre]")
![[John Davis Long, 1838-1915, half-length portrait, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTcvMDEvMDEvam9obi1kYXZpcy1sb25nLTE4MzgtMTkxNS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[John Davis Long, 1838-1915, half-length portrait, facing left]")
![[William Francis Jones, Pvt., 5th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., half-length portrait, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvd20tZnJhbmNpcy1qb25lcy1wdnQtNXRoLXZpcmdpbmlhLWNhdmFscnktY3NhLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctZGRkZWQ1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[William Francis Jones, Pvt., 5th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., half-length portrait, seated, facing front]")
![[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]")
![[Micah Jenkins, 1835-1864, half length, seated, facing slightly right, in U.S. Civil War officer's uniform. Colonel, 5th S.C. Infantry]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvbWljYWgtamVua2lucy0xODM1LTE4NjQtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1yaWdodC1pbi11cy1jaXZpbC02NDAuanBn/40/60/webp "[Micah Jenkins, 1835-1864, half length, seated, facing slightly right, in U.S. Civil War officer's uniform. Colonel, 5th S.C. Infantry]")
