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Creator Role
publisher
Description
The stereograph features a black and white image of a cross bearing Abraham Lincoln's name, birth and death dates, and image. The cross is situated on a platform and is surrounded by dissected leaves (also known as skeleton leaves). The photograph is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners. The reverse features a label with publishing and title information.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Measurement
3 1/4 X 6 3/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
verso, handwritten at top right: No. 138 / [?] verso, printed on sticker: ANTHONY'S STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS / No. 5604 [number is scratched out and a handwritten 4807 appears next to it] / LINCOLN MEMORIAL, DISSECTED LEAVES. / PUBLISHED BY E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO. / American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New-York.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial
Work Type
stereograph
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.
ID
6596
Digital ID
FVW_06596
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.