The art of making money plenty [photograph], [ca. 1840-1860].

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The art of making money plenty [photograph], [ca. 1840-1860].

Half-plate daguerreotype under glass of an engraving in reverse by Nathaniel Dearborn of the rebus, "The Art of Making Money Plenty," by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). The photograph was taken ca. 1840-1860 by an unknown photographer.

1 photograph : daguerreotype, b&w ; 14 x 11 cm. (half-plate)

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Dearborn, Nathaniel, 1786-1852

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