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Description
CDV-sized engraving of a bust-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln. It is possibly a bearded variant of the famous Cooper Union Address portrait taken by Mathew Brady on 27 February 1860. [Ref: O-17.]
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 34.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
4 X 2 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
engraving (printing process)
Inscription
recto, below image: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. verso, inscribed at top: James take / good care of / this [?] / picture / this is from / [?] [?] / [?] / [?] / [?] / [?] verso, inscribed at bottom: $12.00
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Work Type
cartes-de-visite (card photographs) ; engraving (print)
Class
CDVs
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
750
Digital ID
FVW_00750
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.