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George Washington, the most illustrious patriot the annals of modern history record
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Manuscripts
A bust-length studio portrait of Union Corporal Samuel Graybill of the 41st Ohio Infantry, in civilian clothing, with his body turned slightly to the left and his head turned very slightly to the right. Graybill is clean-shaven.
HM 77751
Visual Materials
A bust-length studio portrait of Norbert Newlands Shorb as a toddler, with his body turned slightly to the left and his head turned very slightly to the right. He has dark eyes and slightly wild pale hair, and is wearing a white shirt or dress with a high collar.
photCL 284 (153 a)
Manuscripts
A three-quarters length studio portrait of Mexican General Ignacio Mejia with his head turned slightly to the right. Mejia is wearing a formal military uniform, with heavy embroidery on the front of his coat and on his cuffs and collars. He has a white sash across his chest, and is holding a heavily decorated hat in the crook of his right arm. Mejia is clean-shaven, and resting his left hand on his left hip. He has medals attached to his breast, one hanging around his neck, and another attached to the sash near his waist.
HM 77746
Manuscripts
A bust-length studio portrait of Union First Lieutenant Adjutant George H. Christy of the 22nd Colored Infantry Regiment, with his head turned slightly to the left, and his body turned very slightly to the right. Christy has a very full mustache and beard that reaches below his collar. "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries ; No. 352 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. and Broadway & Tenth St., N.Y." printed in black on verso.
HM 77712
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Visual Materials
A chest-length studio portrait of Ruth Wilson Patton and her children, Georgie and Annie. Ruth is in the center, with her body turned very slightly to the right, wearing a dark dress with lighter sleeves and a high neck, with her dark, wavy hair parted in the center and pulled back. Georgie, on the left, has his body turned very slightly to the right, is behind his mother, wearing a dark suit with a broad white collar, and has short blond hair. Annie, on the right, is turned slightly to the left, in front of her mother, is wearing a white, lacy dress, and has blond hair that reaches her shoulders, with bangs cut low across her brow.
photCL 282 (342)