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PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES# 8480
Original Steel Engraving, 5 ½” x 9” overall, with oval images of U.S. Presidents Zachary Taylor; John Tyler; James Knox Polk; William Henry Harrison; Millard Fillmore; Franklin Pierce; and James Buchanan. Further imprinted “Eng[rave]d by F.T. Stuart, Boston…ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR ABBOTT’S LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS.”
Excellent, with a few superficial stains and light creases.
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PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES# 8537
Original Steel Engraving, 5” x 8 ¾” overall, with oval images of U.S. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes; James A. Garfield; Chester A. Arthur; Grover Cleveland; and Benjamin Harrison. Further imprinted “ENGRAVED BY J.C. BUTTRE, EXPRESSLY FOR ABBOTT’S LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS.”
Excellent, with a few superficial stains.
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QUICK, JOHN S. (1812-72) Prominent Attorney & Real Estate Investor in Chicago, Illinois; Instrumental in the settlement & development of Oak Park, Illinois # 9027
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, 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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READING, EDGAR (1827-93) Physician & Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois; Professor of Physiology at Bennett Medical College; A founder of Lake Forest, Illinois# 8949
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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RICE, EDWARD YOUNG (1820-83) U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1871-73; Prominent Attorney & Judge in Hillsboro, Illinois# 8943
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½” 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 inconsequential staining and a few light creases, mostly near the edges.
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RICHARDS, WILLIAM B. (1829-?) Prominent Patent Attorney in Galesburg, Illinois# 9008
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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ROSECRANS, WILLIAM S. (1819-98) Union Major General – Ohio; Commanded the Union Army of the Cumberland from Stone’s River to Chickamauga; U.S. Congressman – California – 1881-85# 7944
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¼” x 10” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5 ¼” x 7 ¼” image of Rosecrans in Civil War uniform, imprinted “From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers,” and dated “A.D. 1863” in print below.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few superficial stains.
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SHAW, JAMES (?-?) Irish-Born Methodist Episcopal Minister in Farmer City, Illinois # 8959
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, 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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SHEPARD, WILLIAM HENRY (1836-88) Prominent Attorney in Cambridge, Illinois; Elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1872 # 9026
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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SHEPHARD, WILLIAM (1816-75) English-Born Merchant, Banker & Railroad Executive in Grafton and Jerseyville, Illinois; Illinois State Senator – 1867-71# 9011
Official in the Missouri Pacific Railroad, the Jacksonville, St. Louis & Chicago Railroad, and the Houston & Great Northern Railroad
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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SHERMAN, ELIJAH BERNIS (1832-1910) Union Second Lieutenant – 9th Vermont Infantry, during the American Civil War; Prominent Attorney in Chicago, Illinois; Elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1876 # 8984
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 4 ¼” x 4 ½” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by R. Dudensing, N.Y.” From a biographical work, published in 1876.
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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SHERMAN, WILLIAM TECUMSEH (1820-91) Union Major General – Ohio; General and Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army – 1869-83# 8775
Original Steel Engraving, 8” x 10 ¾” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5 ½” x 7 ¼” image of Sherman in military uniform, imprinted “Likeness from the latest Photograph from life by Fredericks,” and dated “A.D. 1868” in print below.
Excellent overall, with a few light surface creases in the margins, and there is a diagonal crease in the upper left corner.
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SHERWOOD, GEORGE (1828-93) Prominent Publisher of School Books in Chicago, Illinois# 9032
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 minor staining and a few light surface creases, mostly near the edges.
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SHIRLEY, THOMAS (1827-?) Prominent Attorney in Chicago, Illinois; Appointed Lieutenant Colonel & Commander of the Washington Independent Regiment State Militia of Chicago by Governor Richard Yates in 1860 # 8993
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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SIGEL, FRANZ (1824-1902) Union Major General# 7980
Original Steel Engraving, 6” x 9 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 4 ½” x 5” image of Sigel in Civil War uniform, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by J.C. McRae, New York…ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR ‘ABBOTT’S CIVIL WAR.’”
Excellent, with a few superficial stains in the margins.
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SLOSSON, ENOS (1817-?) Businessman & Real Estate Speculator in Chicago, Illinois – 1850s-70s# 8915
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½” 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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SMITH, DAVID SHEPPARD (1816-?) Renowned Physician in Chicago, Illinois; Founded the Bank of Northern Illinois in Waukegan# 8901
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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SMITH, JOHN CORSON (1832-1910) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Lieutenant Colonel – 96th Illinois Infantry - heavily engaged, losing over fifty percent of its number at the Battle of Chickamauga# 8867
Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ¾” x 4” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by R. Dudensing, 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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SMITH, ROBERT JORDAN (1836-?) Prominent Insurance Company Executive in Chicago, Illinois# 8951
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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SPENCER, DAVID DIEFFENDORFF (1836-?) Prominent Banker in Chicago, Illinois; Organized the Elkhorn Bank in Elkhorn, Wisconsin and the Grundy County Bank in Morris, Illinois; President of The State Savings Institution in Chicago# 8990
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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