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“John Brown” by Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907 (c. 1859) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

John Brown

Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907

Title	John Brown
Artist	Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Date	c. 1859 19th century
Medium	Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Classification	Print
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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