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CDvs. Lot of two(2); 4” x 2 3/8” Stephen A. Douglas. Both with  E&H.T. Anthony from Brady negative backmark.
Stephen Arnold Douglas  was a politician from Illinois and the designer of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. He was a U.S. representative, a U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1860 election, losing to Republican Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in a Senate contest, noted for the famous Lincoln–Douglas debates of 1858. He was nicknamed the "Little Giant" because he was short in physical stature, but a forceful and dominant figure in politics. Douglas married a second time, to 20-year-old Adele Cutts, a southern woman from the capital. She was the daughter of James Madison Cutts of Washington, D.C..
Stephen Douglas exhibits light wear, a bit of foxing,  Mrs Douglas also exhibits some light use, mount trimmed slightly at top, o/w Fine. lncdv56ab    

CDV- LOT OF TWO -STEPHEN A DOUGLAS AND WIFE

SKU: lncdv56
$175.00Price
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