Title

Excerpt from Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1865, Page 182

Creator

Lincoln National Life Foundation

Files

Creator Role

repository

Description

The print is a reproduction of page 182 of Punch, a nineteenth century British satirical magazine. On the page, a cartoon entitled "Trying" is printed that shows a photographer taking a photograph of another man. Below the cartoon, the first half of a poem appears. The poem is called "Abraham Lincoln. Foully Assassinated, April 14, 1865." The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

10 X 8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

photographic paper

Inscription

verso, on stamp: PRINT FROM PHOTOGRAPH / in possession of the Lincoln / National Life Foundation / Fort Wayne, Indiana / Identification Number 3390

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination

Work Type

reproductive print

Class

cartoons

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.

Related Source

See item # 3170.

ID

3169

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.