Collection Presidential and First Lady Portraits
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
The Japanese Mission of 1860 - Photo 2
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- Library of Congress
The Japanese Mission of 1860 - Photo 2
Alfred R. Waud entitled his sketch “Scene in the corridor, outside the Japanese apartments at Willards showing one of the princes the use of the microscope and stereoscope.”
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