Title

Photograph Reproduction of the Nicolay Copy of the Gettysburg Address

Creator

produced by McGough Photographics

Files

Creator Role

producer

Description

This is a photograph reproduction of the “First Draft” of the Gettysburg Address. This is the copy many believe was used by Lincoln to deliver the address, though it was not delivered verbatim. It derives its name from John G. Nicolay, Lincoln’s private s

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1979

Measurement

8 X 10 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper; copying

Inscription

recto, bottom left: “I”

Subjects

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works

Work Type

reproduction (derivative object)

Class

Ephemera

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

8091

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.