File:First Colored Senator and Representatives.jpg

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Description

English: "First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States." (Left to right) Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi, Representatives Benjamin Turner of Alabama, Robert DeLarge of South Carolina, Josiah Walls of Florida, Jefferson Long of Georgia, Joseph Rainey and Robert B. Elliot of South Carolina.

Français : "Première sénateur coloré et représentants au Congrès 41e et 42e aux États-Unis." De gauche à droite: Le sénateur Hiram Revels du Mississippi, représentants Benjamin Turner de l'Alabama, Robert DeLarge de Caroline du Sud, Josiah Walls de la Floride, Jefferson Long de la Géorgie, Joseph Rainey et Robert B. Elliot de Caroline du Sud.

Date

1872

Source

Scan from Library of Congress, Restoration from: http://adamcuerden.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d56h6gm

Author

Currier and Ives

	Alternative names	Currier & Ives
	Description	American printmaking firm founded by Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824–1895).
	Work location	New York City
	Authority file	: Q1144898 VIAF: 131253569 ISNI: 0000000121586117 ULAN: 500034474 LCCN: n80126271 Open Library: OL1763934A WorldCat

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Adam Cuerden
Description	British Image restorationist, composer, amateur photographer and artist, and Wikipedian As Adam lives in Britain, which makes it incredibly easy to acquire copyright in his works, he grants, if needed, an irrevokable license to use this work however you see fit. He requests attribution where possible, and realises that "where possible" means that that request is not legally enforcable. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Date of birth	8 June 1979
Location of birth	United States

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Unedited TIF: File:First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States.tiff
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Library of Congress holdings

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