File:Cornelius Vanderbilt Congressional Gold Medal (front).jpg

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English: Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Cornelius Vanderbilt. Authorized by Congress January 28, 1864, Presented to Vanderbilt date unknown. Whether original medal or reproduction not indicated.
Date or 1865
date QS:P,+1864-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1864-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source National Archives and Records Administration
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Mathew Benjamin Brady  (1822–1896)  wikidata:Q187850 q:pl:Mathew B. Brady
 
Mathew Benjamin Brady
Description American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death 18 May 1822 Edit this at Wikidata 15 January 1896 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York Manhattan
Work period from 1844 until circa 1887
date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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New York City, Washington, D.C.
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creator QS:P170,Q187850
(NARA record: 1135962)
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