Title

From a Photograph of Lincoln Taken in 1864 and Presented by Him to Hannibal Hamlin

Creator

McMillan Company

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

This artifact was likely removed from Norman Hapgood's Abraham Lincoln: The Man of the People. The center of the image is a oval shaped profile of President Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is facing the right. He is in a suit with a black bow tie.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1903

Measurement

7 X 5 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); black-and-white photography

Inscription

recto, bottom: "FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN TAKEN IN 1864 AND PRESENTED BY HIM TO HANNIBAL HAMLIN"

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Influence ; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography ; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives ; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits ;

Work Type

black-and-white photographs

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.

Related Source

MSU-U.S. Grant Presidential Library -- Climate Control Room E457 .H25 1914

ID

4179

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.