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Creator Role
photographer publisher
Description
The cartes-de-visite features a standing portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The portrait was taken immediately after Lincoln delivered his Cooper Union Address on the morning of 27 Februrary 1860. This photograph is sometimes referred to as the photograph that made Lincoln president (Ref: O-17).
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Pages: 34-35.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
27 February 1860
Measurement
4 X 2 3/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen processes
Inscription
verso, printed at center: PUBLISHED BY / E. ANTHONY / 501 Broadway. / NEW YORK. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC / NEGATIVE, / BY / M. B. BRADY. verso, inscribed at top: Abe verso, inscribed at bottowm: [$125.00]
Subjects
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Cooper Institute speech
Work Type
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
669
Digital ID
FVW_00669
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.