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Sylvanus Thayer (1783--1872). Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. "Father of the military academy" (U.S.M.A., 1808) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1817--1833. From a copy by Arthur Dawson of the original portrait by Thomas Sully (1831).

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Sylvanus Thayer (1783--1872). Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. "Father of the military academy" (U.S.M.A., 1808) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1817--1833. From a copy by Arthur Dawson of the original portrait by Thomas Sully (1831).

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Sylvanus Thayer (1783--1872). Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. "Father of the military academy" (U.S.M.A., 1808) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1817--1833. From a copy by Arthur Dawson of the original portrait by Thomas Sully (1831).
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Sylvanus Thayer

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895 - 1920 (Approximate)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Thayer, Slyvanus
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Content: Title imprinted on verso.
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Still image
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cf574c70-7880-0130-8a48-58d385a7bbd0
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  • 1895: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sylvanus Thayer (1783--1872). Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. "Father of the military academy" (U.S.M.A., 1808) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1817--1833. From a copy by Arthur Dawson of the original portrait by Thomas Sully (1831)." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895 - 1920. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec562660-930b-0130-1ae1-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sylvanus Thayer (1783--1872). Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. "Father of the military academy" (U.S.M.A., 1808) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1817--1833. From a copy by Arthur Dawson of the original portrait by Thomas Sully (1831)." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec562660-930b-0130-1ae1-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1895 - 1920). Sylvanus Thayer (1783--1872). Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. "Father of the military academy" (U.S.M.A., 1808) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1817--1833. From a copy by Arthur Dawson of the original portrait by Thomas Sully (1831). Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec562660-930b-0130-1ae1-58d385a7b928

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec562660-930b-0130-1ae1-58d385a7b928 | title= (still image) Sylvanus Thayer (1783--1872). Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. "Father of the military academy" (U.S.M.A., 1808) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1817--1833. From a copy by Arthur Dawson of the original portrait by Thomas Sully (1831)., (1895 - 1920) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 27, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Sylvanus Thayer (1783--1872). Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. "Father of the military academy" (U.S.M.A., 1808) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1817--1833. From a copy by Arthur Dawson of the original portrait by Thomas Sully (1831).