Does anyone know where I can get a good pictures of Alexander "Boss"
Shepard Statue, which at one was located in washington dc.  I also
would like to know more about his life.

Dear Stephen H.,

A picture of the statue in front of the District Building could be
found here http://www.dcwatch.com/photos/district.jpg

Shepherd's wife was called Mary G. Shepherd. She is (probably) buried
alongside her husband in Rock Creek Cemetery, DC. It is said about
their residence that "Shepherd dubbed his large country home  " Bleak
House," after a Dickens novel he and his wife were reading at the time
of their home's construction"
(http://www.washingtonsbestaddress.com/Shepherd_Park.htm).

There's very little information about her online besides that.
However, some interesting dosuments about her and her husband are
listed here - http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~dclist/shepherd.html and more
information about Shepherd could be found here
http://members.aol.com/PadroANC2C/fromthe.htm

I think that answered both your questions, with the limited
information available. However, if you need any clarifications, please
ask and I'll be glad to provide them before you rate the question. My
search strategy was:
All of Shepherd's known names: "alexander Shepherd" , "boss Shepherd",
"Alexander Robey" and words such as <wife>, <statue>, and also in
addition to his wife's name ("Mary G. Shepherd", which produced very
little).

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Request for Answer Clarification by stephenh-ga on 28 Aug 2002 11:53 PDT

Thank you for the information you provided me and I still have some
more questions to ask you.  First of all do you know where I can get a
picture of Alexander Boss Shepherd, and also where can I learn more
about his family they seems to be very interesting from what you have
told me.

Thank you-

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Clarification of Answer by politicalguru-ga on 29 Aug 2002 05:44 PDT

Dear Stephen H. 

Here's a picture of Shepherd on a horse :
http://www.calnative.com/shep.jpg

For more facts on Shepherd and his family go to "Shepherd" on this
page - http://prorev.com/dcfacts3.htm. (For example, that he had 6
children).

A full list of interesting sources on Shepherd, his pictures, his
family and deeds (as well as remaining historical documents) can be
found here: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~dclist/shepherd.html

I hope this helped you even more! Good luck.

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Request for Answer Clarification by stephenh-ga on 29 Aug 2002 07:46 PDT

Thank you for all the information it has been very helpful.  However
what I am really looking for is somewhere I can print out a portrait
of Alexander "boss" shepherd.  The information you gave me lead to a
place where I go to go to get the information, not print it out at my
computer.  I tired the library of congress but thier website wasn't
very helpful. I liked the picture of him on his horse that was great
but I would like a want a more closer straight view
than that one. Can you help me solve this problem.

Also I guess nothing else can be found for his family, correct.

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Clarification of Answer by politicalguru-ga on 30 Aug 2002 00:13 PDT

Dear Stephen H., 

No problem :-) 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A63030-2000Nov27&notFound=true
is a literary image of the man and his reign

Another biography could be found here :
http://www.watershedradio.org/september2001/090401shady.htm

My horse picture is apparently from
http://www.calnative.com/n_silver.htm, which provides additional
information

http://www.dcwatch.com/themail/1996/96-05-08.htm another interesting
page

I haven't found any useful information *online* on the family (but see
the books provided in the last link I gave you in my previous
comment).

Hope that helps!