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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Our Martyred Father!
The silk ribbon features an oval bust portrait of A. Lincoln and text; It is printed in black on an off-white ribbon
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President Lincoln's Favorite Poem. Oh! Why Should the Spirit of Moral Be Proud?
Poet: Knox, William.
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Lincoln and His Family
Adolph Biegemann, D. Wiest, and William Smith
The black and white lithograph depicts an image of Abraham Lincoln sitting at a table with Mary, Robert, Willie, and Tad; Books and papers adorn the table
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Proclamation by Kentucky Governor Thomas E. Bramlette and Others
Thomas Elliott Bramlette, E. B. Harlan, and Ben. W. Sullivan
The broadside features information regarding the Kentucky elections and allegiance to the U.S. during the American Civil War. It is printed on cream paper and with black ink. It has some tears at its edges and water damage at its top and bottom.
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The Last Ditch Of The Chivalry, Or A President In Petticoats
Currier and Ives
The photograph depicts a caricature of Jefferson Davis in female clothing, holding a bag of gold, pursued by Union soldiers, crying, "Let me alone, you blood thirsty villains...." Mrs. Davis responds, "Look out you vile Yankees, if you make him mad he will hurt some of you!"
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Washington & Lincoln (Apotheosis)
Stephen James Ferris, Philadelphia Pho. Co., and J. A. Arthur
An apotheosis view of Abraham Lincoln embracing George Washington as Washington holds a laurel wreath over Lincoln's head.
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John Wilkes Booth Tempted by the Devil
Charles DeForest Fredricks and Lewis J. Powers
The black and white Carte de Visite features an artist's conception of John Wilkes Booth being tempted by the Devil
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Lewis Thornton Powell
Alexand er Gardner and Philip and Solomons
The black and white Carte de Visite depicts depicts Lincoln assasssination coconspirator Lewis Thornton Powell (also known as Payne and other aliases) standing, with his hand in shackles; The card is trimmed at its top corners
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David E. Herold Carte de Visite
Alexander Gardner and Philip and Solomons
The object is a black and white vignette portrait of Abraham Lincoln assassination co-conspirator David E. Herold; The verso contains a back mark image of Washington D.C. landmarks; It also features a George Washington two cent stamp.
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Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Kimmel and Forster
The colored lithograph features a waist-up portrait of Abraham Lincoln with his hand in the breast of his coat; Decorative design below image with shield, etc.; At bottom: "Abraham Lincoln Sixteenth President of the United States. Born Feb. 12th 1809. Died April 15th 1865"
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The Outbreak Of The Rebellion In The United States 1861
Kimmel and Forster and Christopher Kimmel
Serving as an allegory for the Civil War, the chromolithograph is critical of the Buchanan administration, Jefferson Davis, and the Confederacy; Columbia is at the center with Justice and Abraham Lincoln at her sides; Other principal figures (from left to right) are: Jefferson Davis, James Buchanan, his secretary of war John B. Floyd, Gen. Winfield Scott, and various figures exemplifying the generosity and suffering of the Northern citizenry; The left foreground is filled with Confederate soldiers, some of them engaged in tearing the Union flag from the hands of other soldiers; In the background are scenes of war; In contrast, on the right, the sun rises over mountains in the distance beyond a prosperous countryside
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Abraham Lincoln Mourning Flag
Lybrand
The object is a lithographed image of a 34-star U. S. Flag created in honor of the death of Abraham Lincoln. The flag is printed in red and blue and black text is printed across the main image. These flags would have been purchased or handed out at services held as the funeral train made its way to Illinois.
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The 25th of April 1865 in New York
Charles Magnus
The letter sheet features a colored engraving of Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession.
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The Home Guard: Midnight on the Border
John Rogers
Classified as a genre figure, the sculpture features two women living on the border during the Civil War guarding their home. One is shown cocking a revolver as the other clings to the former for protection. The piece was meant to show the horrors affecting the lives of civilians during the War. Overall, the piece received positive attention and was noted as "one of the most spirited" of his sculptures.
