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James Nasmyth
A photograph of the Scottish engineer James Nasmyth (1808-1890) who invented the steam hammer in 1839 during the Industrial Revolution. (The Science Museum, London)

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James Madison
James Madison, fourth President of the United States, portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1816.
White House Historical Association (White House Collection), Washington, D.C.

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Portrait of James Madison, 1783
Miniature portrait of future US President James Madison in 1783, when he was a 32-year-old delegate to the Continental Congress. Watercolor on ivory, by Charles Willson Peale, 1783. This miniature was given to Catherine 'Kitty' Floyd, who...

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Brigadier General James Winchester
US Brigadier General James Winchester, defeated at the Battle of the River Raisin (January 1813), portrait by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1817.
Tennessee Portrait Project.

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James Monroe as Secretary of State
Portrait of James Monroe as Secretary of State in 1816, the year he was elected president of the US. Oil on canvas portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1816.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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Portrait of James Warren
James Warren, a Massachusetts politician during the American Revolution. Oil on canvas portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1763.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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James Wilkinson, c. 1820
James Wilkinson as US envoy to Mexico, c. 1820-1825, portrait by John Wesley Jarvis.

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James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson, oil on canvas portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1797.
Independence National Historical Park Collection, Philadelphia.

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James McLaughlin, US Indian Inspector
James McLaughlin (l. 1842-1923), US Indian Inspector of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, best known for ordering the arrest of the Sioux Chief Sitting Bull in December 1890 and requesting the troops that participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre...

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James IV of Scotland: Stories from Scotland's Past
James IV of Scotland Stories from Scotland's past. King James IV of Scotland was the last king to die on the battlefield in Britain. He was the last in a long line of rulers, particularly from Scotland, to meet their end in such a manner...