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PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
   
Complete Explanation:
A large, patriotic print probably issued around the time of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration.

Columbia stands before the U.S. Capitol, holding a shield and a staff with a liberty cap. On her brow she wears a laurel wreath with a single star. Beside her is an eagle, holding a streamer with the motto "E Pluribus Unum." A steamship is visible in the background left.

The central scene is framed by oval portraits of the first sixteen presidents of the United States, with George Washington at the top and a beardless Abraham Lincoln at the bottom.


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