Artifacts
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Creator Role
photographer printer
Description
The platinum print depicts a portrait image of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Alexander Hesler on 3 June 1860 in Springfield, Illinois. In 1881, George b. Ayers created the platinum print from the image's negative. The print's reverse has been signed by Ayers. [Ref: O-26.]
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 46.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1881
Measurement
9 1/2 X 7 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
platinum print
Inscription
recto, engraved in bottom left corner: G. B. Ayers / [?]Right 1881 verso, handwritten at top left: platinum print/ [?] 582-1 verso, handwritten at center: Copyright / Geo. B. Ayres / Phila verso, handwritten at bottom: NEGATIVE BY ALEXANDER HESSLER, 1860 / PRINT BY GEORGE B. AYRES, 1881 PLATINUM PRINT / (One of two negatives of Lincoln by Hessler that survived / the fire of his studio) verso, handwritten at bottom right corner: 11954
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Work Type
platinum print
Class
photos
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
1053
Digital ID
FVW_01053
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.