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[Henry Grinnell, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Henry Grinnell, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the le...

Merchant; backer of polar expeditions; first President of the American Geographical Society.

[Cornelius Vanderbilt, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, with side whiskers]

[Cornelius Vanderbilt, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, ...

Financier. Scratched on face of plate: 159. Scratched on back of plate: 58; Cornelius Vanderbilt. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congr... More

[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, head in profile to the right]

[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, head in profile to the right]

Twelfth President of the United States; Commander in Mexican War, 1845-1846. Scratched on face of plate: 87 [superscribed over] Sil[as?]; Silas [illegible] Scratched on back of plate: 277. Hallmark: [4]OM? Faci... More

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

Artist. Alternative identifications: Washington Irving; Henry Peter Grey. Scratched on back of plate: 41; H.P. Gray. Hallmark: AB. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreo... More

[Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile to left, leaning against pillow of which ticking appears in lower left corner]

[Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile to lef...

President of the United States. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Thomas Cole, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

[Thomas Cole, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

Artist. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Balie Peyton, half-length portrait, face nearly in profile to the left]

[Balie Peyton, half-length portrait, face nearly in profile to the lef...

Jacksonian Congressman from Tennessee, 1833-1837; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1849-1853. Scratched on face of plate: 250; Bailie Peyton. Hallmark: 40. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms pa... More

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