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John Brown
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Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite of John Brown, who led a raid on the U.S. Arsenal on October 16, 1859, at Harper's Ferry in the hopes of capturing weapons there and going on to destroy the slave system in the South. Brown and some of his raiders were captured by Federal forces and convicted of treason. His actions served to inflame the dispute between the abolitionist and pro-slavery factions and harden the lines that separated the North and the South.
circa 1860-1869
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Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War from 1861-1868.
William H. Seward
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Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration.
William H. Seward
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Vignetted carte-de-visite profile portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration.
Gideon Welles
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Engraved quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy from 1861-1869.
William H. Seward
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Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration.
Edwin M. Stanton
circa 1860-1869
Engraved waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War from 1861-1868.
