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Creator Role

artist; photographer; publisher; copyrighter

Description

An apotheosis view of Abraham Lincoln embracing George Washington as Washington holds a laurel wreath over Lincoln's head.

Description Source

Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/98506771/ (accessed June 7, 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1865

Measurement

4 X 2 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

Recto, at bottom: Entered, according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by J. A. Arthur, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. / WASHINGTON & LINCOLN. (APOTHEOSIS.) / S.J. Ferris, Pinxt. Photo. and Pub. by Phd. Pho. co., 730 Chestnut St.

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial; Washington, George, 1732-1799

Work Type

carte de visite

Class

CDVs

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

744

Digital ID

FVW_00744

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.

Washington & Lincoln (Apotheosis)

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