
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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Photograph of Old Meeting House, Hingham, Massachusetts
D. C. Mahoney
Copy photo; Old Meeting House in Hingham, Mass (also known as the Old Ship Church or First Parish).
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Photograph of Old Meeting House, Hingham, Massachusetts
D. C. Mahoney
Photo of interior of Old Meeting House in Hingham, Mass. Photo by D.C. Mahoney.
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Mystic Chords of Memory in the 21st Century: Remembering President Lincoln on the Bicentennial of His Birth (article from The Dialog)
W. Francis Malooly
The proof print is a reproduction of an article that originally appeared in The Dialog, the official newsletter of the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware. At the center of the proof, an image of Abraham Lincoln from the waist up is featured. Subtopics featured in the article include: Lincoln and the Beatitudes; Lincoln and the Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity; and Lincoln and the 21st Century America.
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Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Albino Manca, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The obverse design features a portrait of a laughing Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States and driving force of the Progressive Era in the twentieth century. On the reverse, Roosevelt is pictured riding a large horse.
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Portrait of Henry B. Anthony
Manchester Bro's
Full length portrait of Henry B. Anthony, Civil War-era statesman from Rhode Island.
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Asa Gray Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Bruno Mankowski, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The bronze commemorative medal depicts a bust image of Asa Gray (a botanist) surrounded by oak and laurel branches. The reverse features an image of woman dressed in ancient Greek-style clothing kneeling on the ground. In her proper right hand, she holds a quill and writes on paper that is resting on her proper right leg. In her proper left hand, she holds a flower.
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Photograph of Head of Abe Lincoln, the Hoosier Youth [Bust]
Paul Manship
The black and white photograph depicts a bust of a young Abraham Lincoln.
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The Lincoln-Bedell Story
Marck and Associates, Inc.
The white mug depicts a black outlined image of Abraham Lincoln reaching his hand out toward a small girl, Grace Bedell. The mug's reverse includes documentary information regarding the Lincoln-Bedell Story. The bottom of the mug features the Marck & Associates, Inc. logo.
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The Surratt House Museum Mug
Marck and Associates, Inc.
The mug features a maroon-colored screen print that depicts an image of the Surratt House Museum. Trees, horses, and people are also pictured. The image appears on both sides of the mug. The bottom features the Marck & Associates, Inc. logo as well as the creation location.
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Mrs. Lincoln Handbag Locket Pin
Margot Townsend First Ladies Jewelry Collection
The gold-hued pen features faux pearls. Its design is inspired by Mary Todd Lincoln's gold evening purse (1863).
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Brochure for Lincoln Heritage Trail tour
Marker Tours
Trifold brochure promoting the Lincoln Heritage Trail tour. Enclosed with the brochure are a letter penned by Marker Tours and a tour reservation card. The front of the advertisement features a young Abraham Lincoln.
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Brochure for Marker Tour entitled “John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour”
Marker Tours
John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour brochure. Enclosed in an envelope with a promotional letter and several brochures, which include: Marker Tours brochure, Mr. Lincoln’s Washington, The National Road, Washington Underground, and Stillridge Herb Farm.
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Envelop Promotional Letter Penned by Marker Tours
Marker Tours
Envelope for promotional letter penned by Marker Tours regarding historical site tours. The envelope also encloses several brochures, which include: a general Marker Tours brochure, Mr. Lincoln’s Washington, John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour, The Nation
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Letter penned by Marker Tours promoting the Lincoln Heritage Trail tour
Marker Tours
Letter penned by Marker Tours promoting the Lincoln Heritage Trail tour. Enclosed with the letter are a trifold brochure and tour reservation card.
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Promotional Brochure from Marker Tours for “The National Road”
Marker Tours
The National Road brochure. Enclosed in an envelope with a promotional letter and several brochures, which include: Marker Tours brochure, Mr. Lincoln’s Washington, John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour, Washington Underground, and Stillridge Herb Farm.
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Promotional Brochure from Marker Tours for “Washington Underground”
Marker Tours
Washington Underground brochure. Enclosed in an envelope with a promotional letter and several brochures, which include: Marker Tours brochure, Mr. Lincoln’s Washington, John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour, The National Road, and Stillridge Herb Farm.
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Promotional letter entitled “Touring With History”
Marker Tours
Promotional letter penned by Marker Tours regarding historical site tours. The letter was found enclosed in an envelope with several brochures, which include: a general Marker Tours brochure, Mr. Lincoln’s Washington, John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour,
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Reservation card for the Lincoln Heritage Trail tour
Marker Tours
Reservation card promoting the Lincoln Heritage Trail tour. Enclosed with the brochure are a letter penned by Marker Tours and trifold brouchure.
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Engraved Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
William Edgar Marshall
The engraving is restrike or reproduction of an 1866 engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln (Ref: H/B/N - fig. 102). Marshall, after Lincoln's death in 1865, painted a portrait of the President that was used as the basis for the engraving. In the portrait, Lincoln wears a black coat and tie. His portrait is depicted in hues of black and white and is surrounded by an oval floral border, which is further surrounded by a decorative rectangular frame.
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Abraham Lincoln
William Edgar Marshall and John A. Lowell & Company
This print features a steel engraving portrait of Abraham Lincoln. See H/B/N, fig. 102.
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Photograph of Abraham Lincoln, 1860
William Marsh
The reproduction photograph depicts a seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln reportedly finger-combed his hair between exposures, a look that Sir William Howard Russell called his ""thatch of wild Republican hair." The photo was originally taken on 20 May 1861 by William Marsh. [Ref: O-21.]
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Alexander Graham Bell Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Stanley Martineau, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design features a head-only portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish-born inventor who is credited with inventing the telephone. The reverse design features three figures: a woman holding a baby with her proper left arm outstretched (left) and a man with his proper right arm outstretched (right). A bolt of electricity shoots between their fingertips. Various celestial bodies are pictured in the background.
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Stanley Martineau, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The commemorative medal's obverse depicts a face-only portrait of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, an American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation. The medal's reverse features an image of a large hand, wrist, and forearm. A male sculptor lies on the sculpture's forearm and places a chisel at the wrist.
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James McNeill Whistler Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Stanley Martineau, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The commemorative medal's obverse features a face-only image of James McNeill Whistler, an American artist. His eyes look to his proper right as a wave of water encircles his head. A butterfly [?] is featured at the medal's bottom. The reverse depicts an image of a hand applying a paintbrush to a canvas where an image of a woman can be seen. Underneath the canvas, the images of a man and three women in varying positions are pictured.
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Josiah Willard Gibbs Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Stanley Martineau, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The bronze commemorative medal depicts a bust image of Josiah Willard Gibbs (a theoretical physicist). The reverse features an image of a seated man looking up at the sun. In his proper right hand he holds a set of papers. His proper left holds a quill. A bottle rests in front of him.