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Creator Role
photographer
Description
The carte de visite features a photograph of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad Lincoln taken by Anthony Berger on 9 February 1864. The photograph is one of the more popular images of Lincoln and is one of the only to show the President wearing his spectacles. [Ref. O-93A.] In the photograph, Lincoln sits with Tad by his side and an album in his lap. The pair gaze down at the album.
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 182.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
2 7/16 X 4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); albumen process
Inscription
verso: LB / 1864 / $45- / Mathew Brady / Lincoln & Son
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family
Work Type
card photographs (cartes-de-visite)
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.
Related Source
NOTE: This item was originally with the Frank and Virginia Williams Original Manuscripts Collection.
ID
8347
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.