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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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BEEBE, GAYLORD DeWITT (1835-77) Prominent Physician in Chicago, Illinois; Appointed Brigade Surgeon by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861, served under Generals David Hunter, Henry W. Halleck, and George H. Thomas # 9024
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¾” x 3 ¾” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by R. Dudensing, 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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BERNARD, THOMAS (1750-1818) English Social Reformer & Advocate for the Poor & Needy; Son of Sir Francis Bernard, British Colonial Governor of the Provinces of New Jersey & Massachusetts Bay# 8366
Original Engraving, 5 ¼” x 7 ¾” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” x 3 ¾” image of Bernard, imprinted “F.T. Stuart. Boston.”
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor staining in the margins.
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BLAIR, CHAUNCEY BUCKLEY (1810-91) President of the Merchants’ National Bank of Chicago, Illinois # 8960
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3” 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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BLAIR, WILLIAM (1818-99) Prominent Merchant in Chicago, Illinois; Director of the Merchants Bank of Chicago and the Chicago Gas and Coke Company# 9025
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” 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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BLAKE, E. NELSON (1831-?) Prominent Merchant in Chicago, Illinois; Co-Owner of the Dake Bakery; Member of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees# 8996
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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BLANEY, JAMES VAN ZANT (1820-1874) Union Surgeon & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, during the American Civil War; Served on the staff of General Philip H. Sheridan at the Battle of Winchester; Noted physician in Chicago, Illinois# 8912
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, N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few inconsequential stains and light creases, mostly near the edges.
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BOIES, HENRY MORRIS (1818-80) Prominent Merchant & Banker in Chicago, Illinois; Michigan State Senator# 8966
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, 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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BOND, LESTER LEGRANT (1829-1903) Mayor of Chicago, Illinois – 1873; Illinois State Congressman – 1866-70; Prominent Attorney in Chicago, Illinois# 9009
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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BOYINGTON, WILLIAM W. (1818-98) Prominent Architect in Chicago, Illinois; Mayor of Highland Park, Illinois# 8946
Designed dozens of buildings, large and small, in Chicago and across the Midwest, including the cities of Des Moines, Iowa; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Joliet, Peoria, and Springfield, Illinois, along with the fire-proof jail in Pike County, Pittsfield, Illinois
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.
Excellent, with a few superficial stains and light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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BRADLEY, DAVID (1811-99) Early Settler & Manufacturer of Agricultural Implements in Chicago, Illinois; Designed and manufactured a steel moldboard plow, “The Garden City Clipper,” in the 1830s# 8972
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½”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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BRADSBY, RICHARD (1797-1875) Veteran of the Black Hawk War, served with Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Militia; Renowned judge in St. Clair County, Illinois# 8917
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, 13 Barclay St., N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few inconsequential stains and light creases, mostly near the edges.
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BRAINARD, DANIEL (1812-66) Prominent Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois; Founder of Rush Medical College# 8985
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 2 ½” x 3” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 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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BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1815-95) Notable Inventor & Manufacturer in Galesburg, Illinois; Invented the “Brown Corn Planter” in 1851# 8926
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½” 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 inconsequential staining and a few light creases, mostly near the edges.
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BROWN, IRA (1835-1921) Successful Merchant in Chicago, Illinois; Invested in large tracts of land in the suburbs of Chicago and San Diego, California# 8992
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¼” 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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