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“Unidentified Man” by Unidentified Artist (c. 1885) 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.

Unidentified Man

Unidentified Artist

Title	Unidentified Man
Artist	Unidentified Artist
Date	c. 1885 19th century
Medium	Photograph
Classification	Photograph
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Sally Adler with heartfelt gratitude to Emma Joy Linen Dana, George L. Linen’s great-granddaughter, and her four devoted sons, Richard, John, Andrew, and Gordon
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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