Robert B. Van Valkenburgh
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Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh was a United States representative from New York, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and subsequent US Minister Resident to Japan.
Robert B. Van Valkenburgh
Van Valkenburgh (second from left) with Inaba Masami the daimyō of Tateyama Domain (center), during Van Valkenburgh's term as Minister Resident to Japan (1867)
80th New York State Legislature
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The 80th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 18, 1857, during the first year of John A. King's governorship, in Albany.
The Old State Capitol (1879)