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![[Madame de Staël, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / E. Hader pinxit ; phot. u. Verl. v. Sophus Williams, Berlin W.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvbWFkYW1lLWRlLXN0YWVsLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1lLWhhZGVyLXBpbnhpdC1waG90LTA4NzViYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/400/jpg "[Madame de Staël, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / E. Hader pinxit ; phot. u. Verl. v. Sophus Williams, Berlin W.")
![[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]")
![[A Lady, possibly a queen or noble woman]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvYS1sYWR5LXBvc3NpYmx5LWEtcXVlZW4tb3Itbm9ibGUtd29tYW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[A Lady, possibly a queen or noble woman]")
![[Pierre Jean de Béranger, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / E. Hader, pinxit ; phot. u. verl v. Sophus Williams, Berlin W.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjkvcGllcnJlLWplYW4tZGUtYmVyYW5nZXItaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC1lLWhhZGVyLXBpbnhpdC04NzQwMzMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[Pierre Jean de Béranger, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / E. Hader, pinxit ; phot. u. verl v. Sophus Williams, Berlin W.")
![[Frederick Marryat, British naval officer and novelist, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / E. Hader, pixnit ; phot. u. verl. v. Sophus Williams, Berlin W.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODIvMDEvMDEvZnJlZGVyaWNrLW1hcnJ5YXQtYnJpdGlzaC1uYXZhbC1vZmZpY2VyLWFuZC1ub3ZlbGlzdC1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Frederick Marryat, British naval officer and novelist, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / E. Hader, pixnit ; phot. u. verl. v. Sophus Williams, Berlin W.")
![[Henry E. Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / eng. by E.G. Williams & Bro, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvaGVucnktZS1kYXZpcy1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LXJpZ2h0LWVuZy1ieS1lZy13aWxsaWFtcy05NWM3OGYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Henry E. Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / eng. by E.G. Williams & Bro, N.Y.")
![[Elizabeth Bentley, head-and-shoulders portrait, turned to the left, full face] / World Telegram photo by C.M. Stieglitz.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvZWxpemFiZXRoLWJlbnRsZXktaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LXR1cm5lZC10by10aGUtbGVmdC1mdWxsLWZhY2UtMzI2NmY3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Elizabeth Bentley, head-and-shoulders portrait, turned to the left, full face] / World Telegram photo by C.M. Stieglitz.")
![[Mrs. Sally Benson, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated facing right] / World-Telegram photo by Al Aumuller.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvbXJzLXNhbGx5LWJlbnNvbi1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC13b3JsZC10ZWxlZ3JhbS05N2Q3NWMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Mrs. Sally Benson, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated facing right] / World-Telegram photo by Al Aumuller.")
