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Zachary Taylor, daguerreotype
 
General Zachary Taylor, daguerreotype created by Matthew Brady's studio between 1844 and 1849, just a few years after Taylor's service in the Florida war. The future president first won fame in Florida, where he earned his nickname, "Old Rough and Ready." Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-110067.