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Old 03-17-2022, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeffery M View Post
In 2012, at Lafayette College there was a theft of a historical, centuries old painting depicting a victorious George Washington at the Yorktown battlefield.
It was found April 13, 2012in the bushes near Fisher Hall West less than a day after being reported stolen. So George Washington had his picture "taken" (stolen).

Other than that it was Adams. John Quincy Adams. The photo was taken circa 1843.
I always like to see people using their brains in a slightly different way.
Well if you're going to use "taken" as a synonym for stolen, the amount of Franklins, Hamiltons, Jacksons, and Washingtons taken over the years is perhaps in the billions.
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