Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
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The South Grounds, c. 1860
- Artist
- V. Foulquier
- Date of Work
- ca. 1857
- Type
- Landscape
- Credit
- Library of Congress
The South Grounds, c. 1860
This engraving by V. Foulquier shows the South Grounds as they appeared before the Civil War during James Buchanan's administration (1857-1861).
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