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Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
 

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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  • Forget It! by James F. Martin

    Forget It!

    James F. Martin

    One of a set of 3 cartoons, by James F. Martin, this one c. 1961. Depicts Union Civil War soldier, with caption: ""Forget It!."

  • Forget What? by James F. Martin

    Forget What?

    James F. Martin

    One of a set of 3 cartoons, by James F. Martin, this one c. 1964. Depicts black male, with caption: ""Forget What?."" In this print, there is a rendering of a black male wearing a Confederate grey hat and a Union blue coat. The figure is depicted as having a cane in his left hand. The person appears to be facing the center of the page.

  • Moody Tearful Night by Richard Masloski

    Moody Tearful Night

    Richard Masloski

    Painted metal sculpture group on wood base. On brass label, affixed to base: ""Moody Fearful Night / Richard Masloski."" Sculpture depicts 4 uniformed soldiers and one civilian carrying wounded A. Lincoln. Sculpture is accompanied by large black pedestal.The title of the work, Moody, Tearful Night, is taken from Walt Whitman's poem about Lincoln's death, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd.

  • Mr. Lincoln by Richard Masloski

    Mr. Lincoln

    Richard Masloski

    The bronze bust is a limited edition piece. It features the likeness of Abraham Lincoln from the chest up. Lincoln looks slightly to his proper left and he wears a suit and tie. The bust is mounted on a wooden base, and a metal plate is affixed to the base's front.

  • Time to Rest; Lincoln and Tad by Richard Masloski

    Time to Rest; Lincoln and Tad

    Richard Masloski

    The bronze sculpture depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing with his son, Tad, on his shoulders. Tad wears Lincoln's signature top hat and rests his cheek on his father's head. The sculpture is mounted to a wooden base that bears a small metal plaque. The sculpture is a limited edition piece and is numbered three out of twenty-five.

  • Program for Charles E. Mason’s program Three Lincoln Lectures that are Different. by Charles E. Mason

    Program for Charles E. Mason’s program Three Lincoln Lectures that are Different.

    Charles E. Mason

    Bifold promotional item for Charles E. Mason’s program Three Lincoln Lectures that are Different. The front of the advertisement features a portrait of Charles E. Mason.

  • Entrance to the Cave of the Winds by S. J. Mason

    Entrance to the Cave of the Winds

    S. J. Mason

    The stereograph features a black and white image of two men standing on a rock structure at the base of the falls. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.

  • A. Lincoln Bronze Bust by Masterworks Company

    A. Lincoln Bronze Bust

    Masterworks Company

    The bust depicts the likeness of Abraham Lincoln. It appears in a bronze finish and is mounted on a wooden base. On the base, a metal plate is affixed that features a facsimile signature.

  • A. Lincoln Bronze Bust by Masterworks Company

    A. Lincoln Bronze Bust

    Masterworks Company

    The bust depicts the likeness of Abraham Lincoln. It appears in a bronze finish and is mounted on a wooden base. On the base, a metal plate is affixed that features a facsimile signature. condition note: The wood base and metal busts are in two separate pieces. reproduced by Masterworks Company (American)

  • Despairing Lincoln Memorial by William Henry "Bill" Mauldin

    Despairing Lincoln Memorial

    William Henry "Bill" Mauldin

    A reproduction of a cartoon depicting Abraham Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial holding his head in despair.

  • The American Solider, by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider,

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Description provided by U.S. Army Center of Military History:

  • The American Solider, by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider,

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Description provided by U.S. Center of Military History:

  • The American Solider, 1775, Aide-de-Camp, General Washington, General Ward by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1775, Aide-de-Camp, General Washington, General Ward

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Color print. From American solider collection. 1775, Aide-de-Camp, General Washington, General Ward. This image depicts General Washington consulting with his generals in a meadow. They are depicted looking to the right.

  • The American Solider, 1780 by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1780

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Color print from the American Solider collection. 1780, Spanish troops at Pensacola Florida. This image depicts troops advancing on a recently demolished structure. There are depictions of wreckage and soliders advancing with bayonets at the ready. Other soldiers are depicted as being wounded.

  • The American Solider, 1781 Artillerymen, New York or New Jersey Infantry Officer. New England and Middle Atlantic States Infantry Lines. by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1781 Artillerymen, New York or New Jersey Infantry Officer. New England and Middle Atlantic States Infantry Lines.

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Color print from the American Solider collection. 1781, Artillerymen, New York or New Jersey Infantry Officer... One solider is depicted with a pike while another is guarding a large cannon. In the background, there are several depictions of troops standing at the ready.

  • The American Solider, 1781, French Troops at Chester, Pennsylvania etc. by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1781, French Troops at Chester, Pennsylvania etc.

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Color print from the American Solider collection. The American Solider, 1781, French Troops at Chester, Pennsylvania. This image depicts General Washington waving at a French ship. There are several depictions of both American and French troops standing near Washington.

  • The American Solider, 1786 by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1786

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Color print from the American Solider collection. 1786, The First Regiment, Artillery Officer, Infantryman. In the foreground of the image, there are two soldiers standing in front of a cannon. In the background of the image, there are depictions of soldiers standing in formation. There is also a partially obscured fort.

  • The American Solider, 1794 by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1794

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    A color print from the American Solider collection. 1794, The Legion, Dragoon, General Wayne, Infantry Officer. General Wayne and his soldiers are depicted looking to the right, They appear to be scouting. In the background of the image, there are several soldiers with bayonets at the ready.

  • The American Solider, 1805 by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1805

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Description provided by U.S. Army Center of Military History: In the left foreground of the scene showing construction work near West Point in 1805 is an artillery cadet in the mixture of commissioned and noncommissioned uniforms prescribed for cadets of artillery. His blue coat is faced and lined with red, and has yellow buttons and wings piped with red-the coat worn by artillery noncoms. On his left shoulder he wears the small epaulette ordered for cadets. On the right is an engineer private in the blue coat with black velvet collar and cuffs and false yellow buttonholes on the collar, cuffs, and breast adopted for the enlisted men of that Corps in 1803.n the background enlisted infantrymen are working clad in the ""coarse linen frock and fatigue trousers"" allowed by Congress as a part of the annual clothing allowance in March 1802.

  • The American Solider, 1814, Free Men of Color and Choctaw Indian Volunteers at New Orleans, Louisiana. by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1814, Free Men of Color and Choctaw Indian Volunteers at New Orleans, Louisiana.

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Description provided by U.S. Army Center of Military History:

  • The American Solider, 1880 Signal Corps Sergeant, Cavalry Officer. New Mexico. Cavalrymen on Parade. by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1880 Signal Corps Sergeant, Cavalry Officer. New Mexico. Cavalrymen on Parade.

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Description provided by U.S. Center of Military History:

  • The American Solider, 1903 Infantry Officer and Sergeant. Philippines. Infantryman in Field Dress by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1903 Infantry Officer and Sergeant. Philippines. Infantryman in Field Dress

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Color print from the American Solider collection, 1903 Infantry Officer and Sergeant. Philippines. In the foreground, two officers are depicted looking to the right of the page. In the background, two armed soldiers are depicted guarding a wall. There are also renderings of two large cannons.

  • The American Solider, 1918, Artillery Officer, Machine Gun Sergeant. France. Artillery Firing, Field Training Telephone Crew by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1918, Artillery Officer, Machine Gun Sergeant. France. Artillery Firing, Field Training Telephone Crew

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    In the center of the picture a military officer is depicted standing at attention. The background is depicted to be in a forest. In the top left of the image, a cannon is shown to be in use.

  • The American Solider, 1918 Red Cross Nurse by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1918 Red Cross Nurse

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Description provided by U.S. Center of Military History:

  • The American Solider, 1938 by H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    The American Solider, 1938

    H. Charles McBarron Jr.

    Description provided by U.S. Center of Military History:

 

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