
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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Well! What are you Looking at?
William H. Rau
The stereograph features a black and white image of a man sitting on a rock fishing in shorts. A woman stands at the water's edge with her skirt raised at knee-length, revealing her stockings. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners.
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What do You Think it Was?
William H. Rau
The stereograph features a black and white image of two women. One crouches on a bed and looks over the edge while another crouches on the floor and looks under the bed. The room is in disarray with clothing materials scattered on the floor. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners.
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Uniforms of the Confederate States Army During the Civil War-1861-1865 General Officer C.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the Confederate States Army During the Civil War-1861-65 Artilleryman C.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as an artilleryman in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the Confederate States Army During the Civil War-1861-65 Confederate Zouve C.S.A
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a zouave in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the Confederate States Army During the Civil War-1861-65 General of Calvary C.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a general of the cavalry in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the Confederate States Army During the Civil War-1861-65 Infantryman Officer C.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as an infantryman in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the Confederate States Army the Civil War-1861-65 Calvaryman C.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a cavalryman in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the Confederate States During the Civil War-1861-65 Infantryman C.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as an infantryman in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the United States Army During the Civil War-1861-65 Artilleryman U.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a artilleryman in the United States’ Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the United States Army During the Civil War- 1861-65 Cavalryman U.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a cavalryman in the United States’ Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the United States Army During the Civil War- 1861-65 Drummer, U.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a drummer in the United States’ Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the United States Army During the Civil War- 1861-65 Federal Zouve U.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a federal zouave in the United States’ Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the United States Army During the Civil War-1861-65 General Officer U.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a general officer in the United States’ Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the United States Army During the Civil War- 1861-65 Infantryman U.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a infantryman in the United States’ Army during the American Civil War.
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Uniforms of the United States Army During the Civil War-1861-65 Infantry Officer U.S.A.
Frederic Ray, Leroy Smith, and L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors
This color print features a solider dressed as a infantry officer in the United States’ Army during the American Civil War.
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James F. Martin Print Set folder
Rebel Prints
Envelope for one of a set of 3 cartoons, by James F. Martin, 1958-64. The envelope is white with red script. The envelop has not been filled out.
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Congress Hall Parlor
Record and Epler
The stereograph features a black and white image of a room containing several chairs and mirrors. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.
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Abraham Lincoln Etched Portrait Signed by Jacque Reich
Jacques Reich
The copper etching depicts a black and white bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the chest up. Below the portrait, Jacques Reich's signature appears along with a note regarding the material used to complete the etching. The portrait was enclosed in brown wood frame, held together by clear packing tape, but was removed for preservation. A paper mat that was glued to the portrait was unable to be removed due to risk of damage to the item.
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Suspension Bridge, Niagara
J. J. Reilly
The stereograph features a black and white image of horse-drawn carriages crossing the second level of a two-story suspension bridge. Trees and the river are also pictured. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.
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A Council in the Cabin of the Miami
Charles Stanley Reinhart
An original piece of artwork depicting Abraham Lincoln, General Egbert Viele, Secretary of the Treasury Chase, and Secretary of War Stanton aboard the Miami. In the drawing, Lincoln is shown taking personal command of the Union troops during the Peninsular Campaign, 6 May 1862. The artist, Charles Stanley Reinhart, was commissioned to create the piece by Scribner's Monthly Magazine. It appeared alongside General Viele's recollections of the war and was published in the October 1878 edition of the magazine. The object is enclosed in a gold frame and cream mat.
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Mark Hopkins Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Joseph E. Renier, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design features a bust portrait of Mark Hopkins, an American educator and theologian. The reverse image alludes to an quotation attributed to President James A. Garfield where he defines the ideal college as ""Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other."" The scene shows just this, Hopkins seated at one end of a log with a bound volume in his hands. The student is seated to Hopkins's proper left, also equipped with a book. A tree makes up the scene's background.
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Abraham Lincoln Commemorative pocket knife
RHCreations, Inc
A commemorative pocket knife with Abraham Lincoln's portrait on the front of the knife. The pocket knife is small with a golden-brown colored handled. There are three small portraits of Abraham Lincoln which resemble sepia photographs.
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Abraham Lincoln Commemorative pocket knife box
RHCreations, Inc
This object is box for object 8368A. It is a small black box with a felt texture. There is a small gold colored sticker on the top of the box. There is a standard barcode label on the bottom of the box.
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Abraham Lincoln's Residence at Springfield, Illinois
Rhodes and McClure
In the image, the Lincoln's Springfield home is depicted. A dirt street appears just in front of the residence. Two women are pictured walking in front of the home. This item is probably a reproduction and originally appeared in Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House incidents, war reminiscences, etc.