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ALEXANDER, JEDIAH FRANKLIN (1827-?) Officer in the St. Louis & Southeastern Railway; Resident of Greenville, Illinois # 8890
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3” x 3 ½” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 62 Fulton St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with inconsequential staining and a few light creases, mostly near the edges.
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ALLEN, IRA WILDER (1827-?) Prominent Educator in Chicago, Illinois# 8969
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½” x 3 ¾” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 13 Barclay St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with superficial staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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ALLEN, JONATHAN ADAMS (1825-?) Prominent Physician & Educator in Chicago, Illinois; Official Surgeon-in-Chief of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company # 8967
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3” x 3 ½” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 13 Barclay St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with superficial staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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ALLYN, ROBERT (1817-94) President of the Southern Illinois Normal University in Carbondale, Illinois# 8999
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” x 4” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 13 Barclay St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with superficial staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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AMES, MARY CLEMMER/MRS. EDMUND HUDSON (1839-84) American Author & Journalist – Known for Her “Woman’s Letter from Washington”# 8356
Original Steel Engraving, trimmed somewhat to a dimension of 5” x 7 ¼”, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 4” x 5 ¼” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by Geo. E. Perine, N. York.”
Pleasantly age-toned, with a few tiny stains.
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AMES, MINER THOMAS (1839-90) Prominent Businessman in Chicago, Illinois; Buried in Graceland Cemetery# 9020
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” x 3 ½” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 62 Fulton St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with superficial staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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ANDREW, JOHN A. (1818-67) Governor of Massachusetts – 1861-66, instrumental in enlisting some of the first units of Colored Troops for the Union, including the 54th Massachusetts Infantry # 8613
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ¾” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5 ¼” x7 ½” image of Andrew, imprinted “From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers,” and dated “A.D. 1872” in print below.
Excellent.
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ANTOINETTE, MARIE (1755-93) Queen of France – 1774-92; Executed by guillotine in Paris on October 16, 1793# 8491
Original Steel Engraving, 8” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 4 ¾” x 7” image, imprinted “From an original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers,” and dated “A.D. 1873” in print below.
Excellent, with a few inconsequential stains in the margins.
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AUSTIN, HENRY SEYMOUR (1811-91) Prominent Attorney in Peoria and Chicago, Illinois; Agent for the Des Moines Land Company in the 1830s, instrumental in establishing the towns of Montrose and Keokuk, Iowa# 8968
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” x 4” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 13 Barclay St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with superficial staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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AVERELL, ALBERT JAMES (1823-96) Steamboat Captain in California during the Gold Rush; Prominent Land Speculator in Chicago, Illinois# 9034
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½” x 3 ¾” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 62 Fulton St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with superficial staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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AYER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1825-1903) Prominent Attorney & Chicago, Illinois Corporation Counsel – 1861-65; Burial in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois # 9022
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” x 3 ½” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by J. Rogers.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with superficial staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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BAILEY, JOHN W. (?-?) President of Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois – 1867-76 # 8909
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 13 Barclay St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with inconsequential staining and a few light creases, mostly near the edges.
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BAKER, LAFAYETTE C. (1826-68) Union Spy; Provost Marshal & Chief of the National Police/U.S. Secret Service – 1862-63; Union Colonel – First Washington, DC Cavalry# 8353
Original Engraving, 5” x 8 ¾” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 4” x 4 ¼” image of Baker, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by R. Whitechurch for J.M. Butler.”
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor staining in the margins.
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BANCROFT, GEORGE (1800-91) American Historian & Diplomat; U.S. Navy Secretary – 1845-46; U.S. Minister to Great Britain – 1846-49; Governor of Massachusetts – 1844# 8493
Original Steel Engraving, 8” x 11” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5 ½” x 7 ¾” image of Bancroft, imprinted “Painted by Alonzo Chappel. Likeness from a recent Photograph from life,” and dated “A.D. 1862” in print below.
Lightly and pleasantly age-toned, with a few superficial stains and light surface creases in the margins.
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BARBER, FRANCIS (1750-83) American Revolutionary War, Colonel in the Continental Army – 3rd New Jersey Regiment# 8630
Wounded at the Battles of Monmouth and Newton; Killed by a falling tree while on his way to dine with General Washington, February 2, 1783
Original Engraving, 6 ¾” x 10” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” x 4 ½” image of Barber in military uniform, imprinted “Engr[ave]d by Step[he]n H. Gimber from a Painting by Ja[me]s Herring taken from a Sketch by an Officer in the Army.”
Excellent, with a few superficial stains and light surface creases in the margins.
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BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – FINAL CHARGE OF THE UNION FORCES AT CEMETERY HILL# 8031
Original Steel Engraving, 5 ¾” x 8 ½” overall, titled “BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – FINAL CHARGE OF THE UNION FORCES AT CEMETERY HILL,” with a 4 ½” x 6 ¼” image depicting the action on July 3, 1863, and dated “A.D. 1865” in print below.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few superficial stains, and there is a one- inch tear at the left edge.
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BATTLE OF HARLEM# 8813
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a 5 x 7 ¼” image depicting the action on September 16, 1776, imprinted “Chappel. J.C. Armytage…VIRTUE & YORSTON, NEW YORK.”
Excellent, with a few superficial stains and light surface creases.
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BATTLE OF MILL CREEK# 8045
Original Steel Engraving, 8” x 9 ¼” overall, titled BATTLE OF MILL CREEK, From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers, with a 5 ¼” x 7” image depicting the fighting, and dated “A.D. 1862” in print below.
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor staining in the margins.
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BATTLE OF PITTSBURGH LANDING# 8032
Original Steel Engraving, 6” x 9 ½” overall, titled “BATTLE OF PITTSBURGH LANDING,” with a 4 ½” x 7 ½” image of the fighting on April 6 & 7, 1862, known by the Union as the battle of Shiloh; imprinted “Drawn by W. Momberger. Eng[rave]d by J.C. McRae, N.Y…ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR ABBOTT’S CIVIL WAR.”
Lightly toned, with minor staining at the edges.
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BATTLE OF RICH MOUNTAIN# 8053
Original Steel Engraving, 7” x 10 ¼” overall, titled “BATTLE OF RICH MOUNTAIN,” with a 5 ¼” x 7 ½” image depicting the fighting on July 11, 1861, imprinted “Painted by Alonzo Chappel” and dated “A.D. 1875” in print beneath the image.
Lightly and evenly toned, with several superficial stains in the margins.
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