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Creator Role
photographer
Description
Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln wearing the mourning attire she wore for months after the death of her son, Willie Lincoln. The object features a two cent Washington stamp on its reverse. [Ref: ML, O-23.]
Description Source
Ostendorf, Lloyd. "The Photographs of Mary Todd Lincoln." Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 61, no. 3 (Autumn,1968): 269-332.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
4 X 2 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen process
Inscription
verso, inscribed at bottom: from life
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Work Type
albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Class
CDVs
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
663
Digital ID
FVW_00663
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.