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William Clark's Tomb
Credit: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division
Original Author: Unknown
Created: Twentieth century
Medium: Photograph

William Clark’s Tomb

A bust of William Clark stands at the base of his tomb in the Bellefontaine Cemetery in Saint Louis, Missouri. Clark died in that city on September 1, 1838.

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