Title

Petersen House Where Lincoln Died

Creator

Files

Description

The print depicts an image of the Petersen House, built by William Petersen, a tailor of Swedish descent, in 1849. The home is a three-story building with a basement that is partially seen at street level. A sign hangs above the basement entrance. The print was mounted within a frame using mounting corners but was removed for preservation.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

9 1/8 X 7 1/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

wood, glass, ink on paper

Inscription

recto, on sign in photograph: [?] ABRAHAM LINCOLN DIED [?] [Most of the text is unintelligible in this photograph.] verso, stamp at top right corner: 195623 verso, stamp at bottom: R / CRAFT / ENLARGEMENT / AUG 1962

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination; United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)

Work Type

print

Class

prints

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

6951

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.