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Gerrit Smith

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Bust-length portrait of the philanthropist, social reformer, and abolitionist, who was actively involved as a "station master" in the Underground Railroad. Show Smith attired in a white collared shirt, a black tie, a patterned waistcoat, and a black jacket.; Engraved by J.C. Buttre.; Title from printed signature of sitter below the image.; Published in George W. Bungay's Off-hand takings, or, crayon sketches of the noticeable men of our age (New York: Dewitt and Davenport, 1854), p. 330.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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PA Digital