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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Scenery on White Mountains, N. H.

H. P. Wales

The stereograph features a black and white image of a railway located in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. In the image, a locomotive can be seen climbing the railway up the mountain. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
Boner's Ark

Addison Morton Walker

A negative photographic version of a comic strip featuring an Abraham Lincoln theme. Originally published in King Features Syndicate.
Boner's Ark

Addison Morton Walker

Features Cubcake telling Captain Boner, "I'm going to be Abraham Lincoln in the school play."
Following Abraham Lincoln

Bernhardt Wall

Etched announcement by Bernhardt Wall. Announcing work Following Abraham Lincoln.
Abe in New Salem

Ward

The painting depicts a village scene with young Abraham Lincoln at left.
Seated Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Joseph Ward

Seated portrait of John Wilkes Booth. [Ref: G-17.]
The Presidents of the United States.

Joseph Ward

The CDV features composite photographs of the first 17 Presidents of the United States.
Lincoln and Tad Study a Brady Album

Joseph Ward and Anthony Berger

The carte de visite features a photograph of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad Lincoln taken by Anthony Berger on 9 February 1864. The photograph is one of the more popular images of Lincoln and is one of the only to show the President wearing his spectacles. [Ref. O-93A.] In the photograph, Lincoln sits with Tad by his side and an album in his lap. The pair gaze down at the album.
Seated Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln

Joseph Ward and Mathew Brady

Photograph of an engraving or lithograph featuring a seated portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. At bottom: [Ref: ML, O-16.]
Vignette Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln

Joseph Ward and William H. Mumler

Reproduction of an engraving or lithograph featuring a vignette bust portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. [Ref: ML, O-7.]
Vignette Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln

Joseph Ward and William H. Mumler

Reproduction of an engraving or lithograph featuring a vignette bust portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. [Ref: ML, O-7.]
Portrait of William Lloyd Garrison

George K. Warren

The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of William Lloyd Garrison, an American abolitionist.
Bust-length Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Henry F. Warren

Bust-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln. It is a variant of an original photograph by Henry F. Warren, taken 6 March 1865. [Ref: O-112.]
The Last Photograph of President Lincoln

Henry F. Warren

The carte-de-visite features a bust-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln, quarter-turned to his proper left. It is a variant of Henry F. Warren's photograph taken on 6 March 1865. It is the last photograph taken of Lincoln. [Ref: O-112.]
Catalog for the Folk Songs in American History Series

Warren Schloat Productions, Inc.

A catalog for the Folk Songs in American History Series produced by Warren Schloat Productions, Inc. The inside of the advertisement features portraits and short biographies of prominent Americans.
Catalogue-as-a-Glance, 1971

Warren Schloat Productions, Inc.

This advertisement is the Catalogue-as-a-Glance, 1971. The advertisement was produced by Warren Schloat Productions, Inc. The front of the advertisement features portraits of famous people; including, Dr. Martin Luther King jr. and others.
Portrait of Henry Ward Beecher

Warren's Photographic Studio

Bust length portrait of Henry Ward Beecher, congregationalist preacher and social reformer. Beecher was an advocate for abolition and women's suffrage.
Portrait of Charles Francis Adams

Warren's Portraits

Black and white portrait photograph of Charles Francis Adams, United States Minister to the United Kingdom under Abraham Lincoln.
Cavalry Eagle Cuff Links

Waterbury Button Company

Large Union Calvary Civil War buttons attached to cuff link backings. Their fronts feature an American bald eagle, whose shield bears the letter C. Reproduced by the original manufacturer, Waterbury Button Company.
Cavalry Eagle Large Button

Waterbury Button Company

One large Union Calvary Civil War button, struck in solid brass. Its front features an American bald eagle, whose shield bears the letter C. Reproduced by the original manufacturer, Waterbury Button Company.
Cavalry Eagle Small Button Set

Waterbury Button Company

Two small Union Calvary Civil War button, struck in solid brass. Their fronts feature an American bald eagle, whose shield bears the letter C. Reproduced by the original manufacturer, Waterbury Button Company.
Cavalry Eagle Stickpin

Waterbury Button Company

Small Union Calvary Civil War button attacked to a stickpin. Its front features an American bald eagle, whose shield bears the letter C. Reproduced by the original manufacturer, Waterbury Button Company.
Emigrant Gap, looking East, Yuba Mountains in distance

Carleton E. Watkins

The stereograph features a black and white image of the Central Pacific Railroad, a route between Utah and California and the western portion of the Transcontinental Railway. In the image, a locomotive can be seen on the portion of the railroad known at the Emigrant Gap. The image is mounted to an orange card with rounded corners.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter

J. W. Watts

The black and white steel engraving features an image of Fort Sumter under attack. Smoke billows from its windows and top. Gun fire can be seen hitting the surrounding water. The engraving is printed in black in on white paper.
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE leaving the McLean House after the Surrender, April 9, 1865.

Alfred R. Waud; Parks and History Association; and Museum Press, Inc.

Photolithograph; depicts Gen. Robert E. Lee leaving the McLean house following his surrender, April 9, 1865. After an eyewitness drawing done for Harper's by Alfred R. Waud. This version pub. by the Parks & History Assn., Washington, D.C.; "GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE leaving the McLean House/ after the Surrender, April 9, 1865." The image is made up with back line drawings against a beige background. General Robert E. Lee is depicted riding a horse. There is a second, unidentified solider, riding behind General Robert E. Lee. On the left side of the image, several soldiers are depicted as waving, saluting and watching General Robert E. Lee.