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"British" Benjamin / "American" Benjamin

Season 3 Episode 2 | 3m 01s

Lucy visits the Royal Society in London to analyze two portraits of Benjamin Franklin which highlights how dramatically the diplomat’s appearance changed as he travelled to France to represent America.

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