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Home > Archives and Special Collections > Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana > Artifacts

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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  • Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Parks and History Association and Mathew Brady

    Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

    Parks and History Association and Mathew Brady

    A reproduction portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is shown seated.

  • The Emancipator's View of Our Government by Joseph L. Parrish

    The Emancipator's View of Our Government

    Joseph L. Parrish

    Cartoon by Parrish; newspaper clipping affixed to cardboard; "The Emancipator's View of Our Government." Depicts A. Lincoln looking at Capitol Building. Subject is government trend to "...dictate the lives of people." Copyright 1937, Chicago Tribune.

  • Lincoln-Calhoun Composite Portrait by William Pate

    Lincoln-Calhoun Composite Portrait

    William Pate

    This print features a color, full-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln. In the portrait, Lincoln stands next to a table with his proper right hand at his waist while his proper left hand rests on a table. On the table are papers, a quill, and ink. The print is a composite image of Lincoln's head on John C. Calhoun's body and was created by William pate using Alexander Ritchie's 1852 mezzotint engraving of Calhoun and Anthony Berger's 1864 photograph of Lincoln.

  • "Okay, Mr. Lincoln! I Think It's Safe to Come Back Now!" by Henry Payne

    "Okay, Mr. Lincoln! I Think It's Safe to Come Back Now!"

    Henry Payne

    Original ink and color pencil cartoon by Henry Payne. The cartoon depicts two security guards at Lincoln Memorial. The figure of Lincoln is missing from the sculpture. It was originally published in the Detroit News.

  • HARPERS FERRY. by Rembrand t Peale; Harpers Ferry Historical Association; and Museum Press, Inc.

    HARPERS FERRY.

    Rembrand t Peale; Harpers Ferry Historical Association; and Museum Press, Inc.

    Color repro. of painting by Rembrandt Peale: ""Harpers Ferry. 1814."" Pub. by Harpers Ferry Historical Assn. The artifact includes a bucolic scene in the rolling West Virginia hills. There is river flowing between mountains. There are a series of small homes on the water front. Small trees dot the coastline. The sky is depicted as cloudy with hints of blue.

  • Photograph of the Emancipator Statue by Alphonso Pelzer

    Photograph of the Emancipator Statue

    Alphonso Pelzer

    The photograph depicts an image of Alphonso Pelzer's sculpture, The Emancipator. This particular manifestation is installed in Brighton, Michigan and is one of seven copies of the work.

  • Photograph of the Emancipator Statue by Alphonso Pelzer

    Photograph of the Emancipator Statue

    Alphonso Pelzer

    The photograph depicts an image of Alphonso Pelzer's sculpture, The Emancipator. This particular manifestation is installed in Fremont, Nebraska and is one of seven copies of the work.

  • Carl Sandburg by Perfection Form Company

    Carl Sandburg

    Perfection Form Company

    Portrait of Carl Sandburg with silhouette background of Abraham Lincoln.

  • Walt Whitman by Perfection Form Company

    Walt Whitman

    Perfection Form Company

    Poster features bust depiction of Walt Whitman in hues of green. The bust is surrounded by illustrations of grass leaves. Whitman was a nineteenth-century American poet best know for his work, Leaves of Grass.

  • Photograph of Stonewall Jackson Engraving by G. E. Perine

    Photograph of Stonewall Jackson Engraving

    G. E. Perine

    Photo of Stonewall Jackson, after an engraving by G.E. Perine.

  • Abraham Lincoln Portrait Plaque by George Edward Perine

    Abraham Lincoln Portrait Plaque

    George Edward Perine

    The decorative plaque features a reproduction engraving of a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The image has been affixed to a wood plaque.

  • Engraved Portrait of Henry B. Anthony by George Edward Perine

    Engraved Portrait of Henry B. Anthony

    George Edward Perine

    A colorized lithograph of Henry B. Anthony with a signature. Henry B. Anthony was a Senator of Rhode Island.

  • Abraham Lincoln President of the United States by George Edward Perine and H. E. Coats

    Abraham Lincoln President of the United States

    George Edward Perine and H. E. Coats

    The black and white steel engraving features a seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln is posed in a chair with his proper right hand resting on a small table. A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation rests underneath his hand. The image is probably after A. Gardner photo.

  • A. Lincoln Color Engraving by George Edward Perine and Charles DeForest Fredricks

    A. Lincoln Color Engraving

    George Edward Perine and Charles DeForest Fredricks

    The engraved bust-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln features a color portrait from the waist up. The engraving was created for Joel T. Headley's The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States.

  • Statue of Lincoln, Lincoln Park, Chicago by Eugene A. Perry, Augustus St. Gaudens, and Perry Pictures

    Statue of Lincoln, Lincoln Park, Chicago

    Eugene A. Perry, Augustus St. Gaudens, and Perry Pictures

    Black and white photograph of the Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Abraham Lincoln is depicted standing in front of a large chair while looking looking downward. In the background of the image, there are trees. The statue also appears to be located on a pedestal or stone pillar.

  • 125. Abraham Lincoln. by Perry Pictures and M. P. Rice

    125. Abraham Lincoln.

    Perry Pictures and M. P. Rice

    The object features a sepia-toned portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The portrait is a reproduction of a photograph originally taken by Andrew Gardner [Ref. O-77].

  • Lincoln's First Cabin, Outhouse, and Car by Michael Bartley Peters

    Lincoln's First Cabin, Outhouse, and Car

    Michael Bartley Peters

    Reproduction of A. Lincoln cartoon by Grimmy, Inc., 2001. Same as # 5332, except paper alignment.

  • Lincoln's First Cabin, Outhouse, and Car by Michael Bartley Peters

    Lincoln's First Cabin, Outhouse, and Car

    Michael Bartley Peters

    Reproduction of A. Lincoln cartoon by Grimmy, Inc., 2001. Same as # 5331, except paper alignment.

  • Sorry Abe by Mike Peters

    Sorry Abe

    Mike Peters

    Reproduction of a newspaper cartoon by Mike Peters, originally published in the Dayton Daily News, 2004. Depicts silhouettes of A. Lincoln and other individuals.

  • The World Will Little Note, nor Long Remember What We Say Here... by Mike Peters

    The World Will Little Note, nor Long Remember What We Say Here...

    Mike Peters

    The reproduction is of a cartoon featuring a Richard M. Nixon/Watergate theme. In the cartoon, Abraham Lincoln is shown dumping reels of tape into a shredder.

  • Lincoln Cent Pewter Decorative Plate by Pewtarex

    Lincoln Cent Pewter Decorative Plate

    Pewtarex

    The small dish depicts the likeness of a 1908 Lincoln cent at its center. Its edge features a smooth finish. Some documentary information is available on its back.

  • Presidents of the United States PEZ Dispensers by PEZ Cand y Inc.

    Presidents of the United States PEZ Dispensers

    PEZ Cand y Inc.

    The set includes three Pez dispensers featuring the likeness of Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, and James A. Garfield. There are two missing dispensers, which include Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Each dispenser features a blue base and the corresponding president's name. The dispensers are enclosed in a plastic mount. Four PEZ candy sleeves are also included. The set is further enclosed in a red and gold box. The box's reverse features biographical information about each president as well as nutritional and manufacturing information.

  • Vignette Portrait of Lew Wallace by Philadelphia Photographic Co.

    Vignette Portrait of Lew Wallace

    Philadelphia Photographic Co.

    The CDV features a photograph of a a print depicting a vignette portrait of Lew Wallace, a Union General in the United States Civil War. In the portrait, Wallace is pictured wearing his uniform. The top two corners of the CDV have been trimmed at a diagonal.

  • Gardner's Last Photograph from Life of Abraham Lincoln by Philip and Solomons and Alexander Gardner

    Gardner's Last Photograph from Life of Abraham Lincoln

    Philip and Solomons and Alexander Gardner

    The carte de visite features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Gardner on 10 April 1865. This is said to be the last photograph taken of Lincoln from life. [Ref: O-118.] The vignette-style image depicts Abraham Lincoln from the chest up.

  • Jeff Davis in His Disguise When Captured by U.S. Troops by Philip and Solomons and Miller

    Jeff Davis in His Disguise When Captured by U.S. Troops

    Philip and Solomons and Miller

    The nineteenth century photograph is a reproduction of an original cartoon by an artist named Miller. In the image, Jefferson Davis is shown wearing a dress and carrying a dagger in his proper right hand. A wooded scene is depicted in the background.

 

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