Title

Standing Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Creator

John Henry Bufford

Files

Creator Role

creator

Description

Photograph of an engraving or lithograph of a standing portrait of Abraham Lincoln. It is a variant of a photograph probably taken by C. S. German on 23 September 1858. [Ref: O-9.]

Description Source

Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 20.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

3 7/8 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen process

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top: Lincoln / 5.00 verso, in backmark: J. H. BUFFORD, / PRINT PUBLISHER AND LITHOGRAPHER, / 313 WASHINGTON ST., / BOSTON. / FROM HIS ORIGINAL SUBJECT.

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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

704

Digital ID

FVW_00704

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.