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LC-DIG-PGA-03051: Action Between the Serapis and Bonhomme Richard, September 23, 1779

LC-DIG-PGA-03051: “Action Between the Serapis and Bonhomme Richard, September 23, 1779” Painted by James Hamilton, engraved by Robert Whitechurch, approximately 1880. Fishel, Adler & Company, New York and Berlin. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Caption: “Action Between the Serapis and Bonhomme Richard, September 23, 1779.” Painted by James Hamilton, engraved by Robert Whitechurch, approximately 1880. Fishel, Adler & Company, New York and Berlin. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Accession #: LC-DIG-PGA-03051
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