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"Ha! I Like Not That!"
1882
1929.108
"Ha! I Like Not That!"
August 1882
1936.658
"Is It So Nominated In The Bond?"
March 1880
1936.659
"Is It So Nominated In The Bond?"
1880
1926.37
"Madam, Your Mother Craves A Word With You"
May 1886
1936.641
"Madam, Your Mother Craves A Word With You"
1886
1929.109
"Why Don't You Speak For Yourself John?" (replica)
1974
INV.266
"Why Don't You Speak For Yourself, John?"
1884
1936.660
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
1884
1926.36
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
1884
1958.14a
"You Are A Spirit, I Know: When Did You Die?"
1885
1932.99
"You Are A Spirit, I Know: When Did You Die?"
April 1885
1936.646
"You Are A Spirit, I Know: When Did You Die?"
1885
1948.413
1952.147
1952.147
2000.34b
1992
2000.34b
A 'pital Joke
Late 19th century
1996.8
A Dog Stretching
Late 19th century
INV.643
A Frolic At The Old Homestead
1887
1929.88
A Frolic At The Old Homestead
1887
1948.420
A Matter Of Opinion
December 9, 1884
1936.631
A Matter of Opinion
1884
1929.104
A Saddled Horse
Early 20th century
INV.644
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
ca. 1836
1946.348
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
1836
1927.59
Abraham DePeyster (1657-1728)
1893
1967.43
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