
Artifacts
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana consists of approximately 12,000 artifacts, statuary, prints, paintings, broadsides, ephemera, photographs, philately, collectibles/miniatures, and numismatics. Materials are housed in 20 map case drawers, 30 cartons, and a variety of loose statuary, prints, and paintings. The collection also includes nearly 100 original manuscripts and the Claude Simmons collection which consists of approximately 12 bankers boxes of Lincoln related materials and scrapbooks. There are also approximately 15,000 books, journals, and pamphlets separated into two collections: the Lincoln Book Collection and the Civil War/Collateral Book Collection.
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An Heir to the Throne, or the Next Republican Candidate, 1860
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Currier and Ives
Photo reproduction of a cartoon satirizing the Republican's support of Black rights. The cartoon depicts Editor Horace Greeley (left) introducing the newest presidential candidate to Abraham Lincoln (right). At the center, William Henry Johnson, an African-American man who appeared in P. T. Barnum's Museum on Broadway as the ""Zip the What Is It?," is shown as the potential candidate.
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Letting the cat out of the bag!!
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Currier and Ives
Photo reproduction of a cartoon depicting the Republican party at odds after the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860. In the cartoon, Charles Sumner literally releases a cat (i.e., the Spirit of Discord) from a bag labeled "REPUBLICAN BAG." The cat jumps for Horace Greely, editor of the New York Tribune. Lincoln is shown defending Greely with a rail. William H. Seward and Henry J. Raymond, editor of the New York Times, are also pictured.
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Storming the Castle, "Old Abe" on Guard
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Currier and Ives
Photo reproduction of a cartoon depicting Abraham Lincoln dressed as a Wide Awake, a member of the Wide Awakes marching club. Lincoln is shown holding a spear on one side of a corner of the White House while warding off other candidates: Stephen A. Douglas, John Bell, and John C. Breckinridge. James Buchanan, the incumbent, is shown attempting to lift Beckinridge through a window.
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The Political Gymnasium
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Currier and Ives
Photo reproduction of a cartoon depicting a general parody of the 1860 presidental candidates and their supporters. The cartoon features (left to right) Edward Everett, John Bell, Horace Greely, Abraham Lincoln, James Watson Webb, Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, and William H. Seward.
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Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Samuel Montague Fassett
The object is a reproduction of a portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Samuel M. Fassett in 1859. [Ref; O-16.]
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Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Alexander Gardner
The object is a reproduction of a portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Alexander Gardner in 1864. [Ref; O-71.]
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Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Alexander Gardner
The object is a reproduction of a portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Alexander Gardner in 1861. [Ref; O-49.]
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Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Alexander Gardner
The object is a reproduction of a portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Alexander Gardner in 1863. [Ref; O-77.]
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Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Christopher S. German
The object is a reproduction of a portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Christopher S. German in 1861. [Ref; O-43.]
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Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Republican candidate for the presidency, 1860
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum, Leopold Grozelier, Thomas Hicks, W. William Schaus, and J.H. Bufford's Lith.
Photo reproduction of a print depicting a portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the shoulders up.
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Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Charles Hart
Photo reproduction four members of the Lincoln Family gathered around a table.
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Abraham Lincoln & His Family
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum, Herline and Hensel, and Kelly and Sons
Photo reproduction five members of the Lincoln Family gathered around a table.
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I Knew Him Horatio, a Fellow of Infinite Jest; Where be Your Gibes Now?
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and J. H. Howard
Photo reproduction of a cartoon depicting George B. McClellan as Hamlet holding the head of Abraham Lincoln. He recites a line from Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 1 as a gravedigger and Horatio Seymour look on in the distance.
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Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Calvin Jackson
The object is a reproduction of a portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Calvin Jackson in 1858. [Ref; O-10.]
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Abraham Lincoln from a portrait taken from life by Charles A. Barry, Springfield, Illinois, June 1860
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum, J.H. Bufford's Lith., Joseph E. Baker, and Charles A. Barry
Photo reproduction of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the chest up.
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Satan Tempting Booth to the Murder of the President.
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and J. L. Magee
Photo reproduction of print depicting a standing John Wilkes Booth with a gun in his proper right hand. Satan stands over Booth's proper left shoulder.
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Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and William Marsh
The object is a reproduction of William Marsh's portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken in 1860. [Ref; O-20.]
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Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and William Marsh
The object is a reproduction of William Marsh's portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken in 1860. [Ref; O-21.]
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Lincoln Family
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Moore and Goodspeed
Photo reproduction of a lithograph of four members of the Lincoln Family gathered in a parlor setting.
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William Sartain's Lincoln and Family
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum, William Sartain, and Samuel B. Waugh
Photograph of a portrait engraving of the Lincoln family. Abraham Lincoln and Mary sit at either end of a table while Tad sits to Lincoln's proper right. Robert stands behind the table in the background.
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A. Lincoln and His Residence
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and John Adams Whipple
The object is a reproduction of a J. A. Whipple photograph (taken ca. 1860) of Abraham Lincoln's Springfield Home. [Ref; O-38.]
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Abraham Lincoln and His Family
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum, D. T. Wiest, and William Smith
Photo reproduction of a composite portrait of five members of the Lincoln Family gathered around a table.
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In Memory of Abraham Lincoln: the Reward of the Just
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum, D. T. Wiest, and William Smith
Photo reproduction of lithograph of Abraham Lincoln's apotheosis. In the image, Lincoln is shown being carried into Heaven by two angels. Several women and children, a bald eagle, and a Native American surround his tomb.
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Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865
John A. Lowell and William Edgar Marshall
The engraving features a head and shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln, who faces slightly to his proper left. He wears a dark coat and tie. The image is surrounded by a circular border and is flanked by oak leaves. Lincoln's name and birth and death dates are inscribed below the image on what appears to be a pillar. The engraving was taken from a portrait painting created by William Edgar Marshall in 1865.
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Capt. J. Ericsson. Inventor & Constructor of the "Monitor."
L. Prang and Co.
The CDV-sized engraving features a portrait of Captain John Ericsson, designer of the USS Monitor, the first armored ship with a rotating turret. In the portrait, Ericsson wears a suit and tie and is pictured from the chest up.