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George Bancroft

1700-1900

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George Bancroft
  • Title
  • George Bancroft
  • Date
  • 1700-1900
  • Identifier
  • DARIMG0256
  • Description
  • George Bancroft (1800–1891). American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • prints (visual works)
    engravings (prints)
  • Subject
  • Bancroft, George, 1800-18--Portraits.
    Historians--United States--Portraits.
    Statesmen--United States--Portraits.
    Diplomats--United States--Portraits.
  • Source
  • DARIMAGE
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
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