Title

Oval Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Creator

Salisbury, Bro. and Co.
Anthony Berger

Files

Creator Role

publisher photographer

Description

Oval-shaped bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The photograph is surrounded by an embossed border featuring images of an eagle, flags, and leafs. [ref: Variant of O-91].

Description Source

Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 178.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

3 3/4"" X 2 3/8""

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber products); albumen process

Inscription

verso, backmark: SALISBURY, BRO. & CO., / Manufacturers of / GOLD AND GOLD PLATED JEWELRY, / ALSO, / Carte de Visites of all Noted Persons / TRADE LIST SENT FREE. / PROVIDENCE, R. I.

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

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

701

Digital ID

FVW_00701

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.