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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Envelope for Advertisement for Abraham Lincoln by N. C. Wyeth featuring Autographs from Four Living Governors of Illinois
Illinois State Historical Society
An envelope enclosing an offer for collotype print of a charcoal drawing of Abraham Lincoln by N. C. Wyeth autographed by four living governors of Illinois.
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Envelope for Order Form from the Illinois Historical Society for a Charcoal portriat of Abraham Lincoln by N. C. Wyeth
Illinois State Historical Society
A return envelope included with an offer for collotype print of a charcoal drawing of Abraham Lincoln by N. C. Wyeth autographed by four living governors of Illinois.
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Order Form from the Illinois Historical Society for a Charcoal portriat of Abraham Lincoln by N. C. Wyeth
Illinois State Historical Society
Order form included with an offer for collotype print of a charcoal drawing of Abraham Lincoln by N. C. Wyeth autographed by four living governors of Illinois.
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The Supreme Court
Illinois State Historical Society and Dexter Press Inc.
This postcard features an interior view of the Supreme Court within the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.
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Fort Pillow
Illustrated London News
Steel engraving: ""Fort Pillow."" In the forground, there is a series of earthen forts or mounds. There is also a depiction of a large river. In the center, there is three soliders and two ships. One of the soliders is standing next to an American flag.
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Metropolitan Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Illustrated Post Card Company
This postcard features an exterior view of the Metropolitan Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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The White House in Winter, Washington, D.C.
Illustrated Postcard Company
This postcard features the White House in Washington, D.C. during winter.
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The White House, North Front, Washington, D.C.
Illustrated Postcard Company
This postcard features an exterior view of the White House from the North Front in Washington, D.C.
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House Where Abraham Lincoln Died
I. & M. Ottenheimer
This postcard features the house where Lincoln died in Washington, D.C.
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62nd Anniversary of Odd Fellowship in America Ribbon
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
The ribbon commemorates the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal order founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey. The ribbon appears in a hue of white and features red text.
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Advertisement for Life of Abraham Lincoln by John Locke Scripps
Indiana University Press and John Locke Scripps
An announcement for the book Life of Abraham Lincoln by John Locke Scripps. This advertisement was produced by the Indiana University press.
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The Capitol, House of Representatives, Washington.
Truman Ward Ingersoll
The stereograph features a color image of the interior of the House of Representatives. The image is printed on a green card with rounded corners. Documentary information is included on the card's reverse.
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President Lincoln's Home, Springfield, Ills.
F. W. Ingmire
Photographed of the Lincoln Home National Historic site located in Springfield, Ill.
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President Lincoln's Tomb
F. W. Ingmire
Photograph of Abraham Lincoln's Tomb located in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Sword and the Pen
International Art Publisher Company
This postcard features a color drawing of Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois with images of Union soldiers. This postcard also features an angel at the top with a banner that reads “Sword and Pen.”
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The Home of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois
International Art Publishing Company
This postcard features Abraham Lincoln and his home in Springfield, Illinois.
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The St. Gaudens Statue
International Art Publishing Company and Augustus Saint-Gaudens
This postcard features Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s statue of Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War Wit
Interpretive Marketing Products
The object is a game set featuring two sets of playing cards. Each card features questions related to the American Civil War. The cards are enclosed in a clear plastic box. Abraham Lincoln's image appears on the top of one deck.
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Imrie/Risley Miniatures, President Abraham Lincoln
I/R Miniatures, Inc.
The figurine is an incomplete miniature model of Abraham Lincoln. It features a standing Lincoln with his proper right hand to his lapel. His left arm is detached and holds a top hat. The figurine appears in silver. It is enclosed in its original packaging, a plastic bag with an informational card stapled to the top. An assembly and painting guide is also included in the pack.
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Photograph of Stonewall Jackson Engraving
W. G. Jackman
Photo of Stonewall Jackson, after an engraving by W.G. Jackman.
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A. Lincoln Color Engraving
William G. Jackman
The color engraving features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the waist up. It originally appeared in John S. C. Abbott's The History of the Civil War in America.
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A. Lincoln Color Engraving
William G. Jackman
The color engraving features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the waist up. It originally appeared in John S. C. Abbott's The History of the Civil War in America.
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Engraved Portrait of Stephen A. Douglas
William G. Jackman
The black and white engraving features a vignette portrait of Stephen A. Douglas from the chest up. It is printed with black ink on off-white paper that shows signs of foxing. The print appears to have been removed from a bound volume, John S. C. Abbott's The History of the Civil War in America.
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Oval Bust Portrait of Roger B. Taney
William G. Jackman
The steel engraving depicts a bust portrait of Roger B. Taney, the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and deliverer of a pro-slavery decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case. The engraving is printed on off-white paper and in black ink. It appears to have been torn from a bound volume.
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Portrait of Roger B. Taney
William G. Jackman and Finishing Touches
A colorized lithographic portrait of Roger B. Taney with a signature.
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Abraham Lincoln
B. M. Jackson
Color photolithograph portrait of Abraham Lincoln with arms folded. It is a reproduction of a painting by B.M. Jackson.
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Announcement for Delayed Publication for Edward J. Jacob’s Lincoln Book
Edward J. Jacob
Announcement for delayed publication for Edward J. Jacob’s Lincoln Book. Moved from 12 February 1951 to 12 February 1952. This advertisement is signed by author.
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Bicycle Club, World's Fair Dedication Parade. Chicago, U.S.A.
J. F. Jarvis
The stereograph contains a black and white image of the Bicycle Club riding bicycles in a parade. There are numerous onlookers. The images is on a peach-colored mount.
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Agriculture Grounds
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a black and white image of an outdoor garden filled with walking paths and shrubs. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
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A Mississippi River Packet, U. S. A.
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a black and white image of three steamboats lined up at a dock. Several people as well as horse carts are visible in the foreground. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners.
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Blue Room in President's Mansion, Washington, D. C.
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a black and white image of the Blue Room, located at the White House in Washington, D. C. The finishes depicted in the room would have been in use between Chester Arthur and Theodore Roosevelt's terms. The room features orange peel wallpaper on the ceiling and wallpaper with large medallions on the wall. A globe chandelier hangs from the center of the ceiling. A chair, mirror, and various plants make up the decor. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners.
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Blue Room in the President's House
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a black and white image of the Blue Room, located at the White House in Washington, D. C. The finishes depicted in the room would have been in use during Ulysses S. Grant's administration. The room features a painted ceiling. The walls are adorned with drapes, a mirror, and moldings. A globe chandelier hangs from the center of the ceiling. Various pieces of furniture-chairs and sofas-furnish the room. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
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East Room in the President's House
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a black and white image of the East Room, located at the White House in Washington, D.C. The finishes depicted in the room would have been used during Ulysses S. Grant's administration. Gas chandeliers, white columns, huge mirrors, and intricate designs on the walls and ceiling are all visible in this image. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
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Naval Monument
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a black and white image of the Naval Monument (also known as the Peace Monument). At the top of the monument, facing west, stand two classically robed female figures. Grief holds her covered face against the shoulder of History and weeps in mourning. Facing the Capitol is Peace, a classical figure draped from the waist down and holding an olive sprig. The sculptor of the monument was Franklin Simmons (1839-1913). The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
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Penna. Ave. & Capitol from U. S. Treasury.
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a color image of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D. C. In the street, horse-drawn carriages, pedestrians, and a horse-drawn streetcar are pictured. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners.
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Red Room in the President's House
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a black and white image of the Red Room, located at the White House in Washington, D.C. A gas chandelier, a huge mirror, intricate designs on the walls, ceiling, and floors, and various pieces of furniture are all visible in this image. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
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Statehood Room, President's Mansion, Washington, D.C.
John F. Jarvis
The stereograph features a black and white image of the State Bed Room (also known as the Lincoln Room), located at the White House in Washington, D. C. The finishes depicted in the room would have been in use in the 1870s. The room features a bed draped in fabric, a wardrobe, chairs, a table, a sofa, and other miscellaneous pieces. A gas globe chandelier hangs in the center of the room. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners.
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Emancipation Memorial
John F. Jarvis and Thomas Ball
Photograph of Emancipation Memorial located in Lincoln Park in Washington, D. C. The statue was designed and sculpted by Thomas Ball and installed in 1876. In the statue, Abraham Lincoln is shown emancipating an enslaved man. Lincoln stands with his proper left arm outstretched as the enslaved man kneels at his feet.
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Admiral Dewey Receiving the Nation's Sword from President McKinley at the U.S. Capitol.
John F. Jarvis and Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of President McKinley and an unidentified man with their backs to the photographer. A sword is being presented to Admiral Dewey (forward-facing), an Admiral of the Navy during the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. Admiral Dewey is also known for his role during the capture of New Orleans and the siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War. The image is on a peach-colored paper card mount.
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Market Place, Cologne, Germany
John F. Jarvis and Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a market place filled with people, tables, and goods in Cologne, Germany. Goods such as vegetables and flowers appear to be for sale. The card is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount, and on the card's reverse, multiple pencil lines appear.
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Carl Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design features a bust image of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, a contributor to the single-wire telegraph system and co-developer of Morse code. The reverse design depicts a woman holding a Pegasus-like figure in her proper right hand and a paint pallet [?] in her proper left. A cherub flies to her proper left and telegraph poles stand in the background.
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Edward Alexander MacDowell Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design depicts a bust image of Edward Alexander MacDowell, an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. On the medal's reverse, a nude female figure is pictured with a robe wrapped around her waist. In her proper right hand, she holds a harp.
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Frances Elizabeth Willard Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse depicts the left-quarter profile of Frances Elizabeth Willard, an American educator, temperance reformer, and suffragist. Its reverse design features a woman holding a Christian cross in her proper right hand. In her proper left, she holds the arm of a weary male figure who is clothed only in a small cloth. He holds a walking stick in his proper left hand. The logo for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and a star are centered between the two figures.
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Horace Mann Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design features a bust portrait of Horace Mann, an American educational reformer who believed that happiness was a natural human desire. On the reverse, a man clothed only in a small cloth wraps twine around the trunk of a small tree and support stake.
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James Monroe Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design features the quarter-left profile of James Monroe, a founding father and fifth President of the United States. On the reverse, a male figure is pictured. He wears only a small cloth and holds a sword in his proper right hand and a palm leaf in his proper left. A world map makes up the background of the image.
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John Lothrop Motley Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design features a bust portrait of John Lothrop Motley, an American author who prevented pro-Confederate European intervention during the American Civil War. The reverse depicts a scene where a nude female figure sits with her lap draped with a robe. The figure holds an oil lamp in her proper right hand and her proper left rests on a bound book that a small cherub holds in its hands. A second cherub stands behind the figure with its hands on a small globe. The British Royal Coat of Arms is also pictured just above the figure's proper left arm.
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Mark Twain Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design features the left-side profile of Mark Twain, a pseudonym for Samuel Clemens, who was the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. On the reverse, an image of Huckleberry Finn is featured. The boy wears a straw hat and holds a fishing pole. A riverboat sails on the Mississippi River in the background.
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Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design features the left-side profile of Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eight President of the United States. An olive branch is also pictured on the medal's obverse. On the reverse, a Greek-like figure soars above the Palace of Nations. She appears to carry a bundle of palm leaves in her arms.
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President's House
J. F. Jarvis' Stereoscopic Views
The stereograph features a black and white image of the South Lawn of the White House
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Standing Portrait of Nathaniel Lyon
J. Gurney and Son
The CDV features a photograph of a print depicting a standing portrait of Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed in the United States Civil War. In the portrait, Lyon wears his Union Army uniform. He holds his sword in his proper right hand and hat in his proper left.
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Vignette Portrait of Clement Vallandigham
J. Gurney and Son
Vignette portrait of Clement L. Vallandigham, a leader of the Democratic Party and opponent of the United States Civil War.
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Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States of America
J. Mayer and Co. and B. B. Russell and Co
The lithographic print, released in commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation, contains a portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by four American flags and two illustrations of a slave auction and a freedmen working in a carpentry shop. Between these two illustrations, an American eagle clutching an olive branch and arrows is pictured. In addition, two African-American cherubs are shown holding a banner that states, ""By the President of the United States of America,"" which appears above the full-text of the Emancipation Proclamation. Below the text, a final illustration depicts the prosperity of the North with the destruction of the South.
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Better take a look!
Allen Johnson
An original cartoon depicting Chief Justice Berger on the shoulder of Lady Justice. He lifts her blindfold, encouraging her to look at her scales. On one side of her scales rest the Federal Judicial System. On the other is a C-5A airplane. Originally dated 13 August 1970.
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Cartoon of Frightened Pilgrims
Allen Johnson
An original, signed cartoon depicting two pilgrims looking from a doorway at a burning house. Another pilgrim is shown walking toward the rubble.
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Action of the Gunboats at Memphis
Johnson and Miles and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Memphis. Several boats fill a smoke-filled waterway. The engraving is printed in black ink on off-white paper. The print is torn at the top and appears to have been torn from a bound volume.
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Attack upon Roanoke Island - Landing of the Troops
Johnson and Miles and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Roanoke Island. The scene takes place on water with several boats making up the foreground and background. Seamen can be seen on each boat. The engraving is printed on white paper with black ink.
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Attack at Chantilly - Death of Gen. Stevens
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Chantilly, where General Isaac Ingalls Stevens perished. A lifeless Stevens lies propped on the arm of another soldier. An American flag is held in his proper left hand. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.
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Attack at Kelly's Ford, VA
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Kelly's Ford, which took place in 1863. In the image, soldiers wade through water while carrying guns and flags. Men can be seen in the distance firing their rifles. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.
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Attack at Rocky Face Ridge, GA
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge. Soldiers are shown fighting atop a mountainous terrain as other soldiers wait at the mountain's base. The image is printed on off-white paper with black in and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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Battle of Cedar Mountain
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Several soldiers are shown fighting in a dark forest. Some soldiers and horses are shown fallen on the forest floor. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have been torn from a bound volume.
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Battle of Fair Oaks
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Fair Oaks. Several men are shown on horseback and a wagon stands in the midst of the fight. The engraving is printed in black in on off-white paper and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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Battle of Malvern Hill.
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The image depicts a scene from Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place near Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War on July 1, 1862 as a part of the Peninsula Campaign's Seven Days Battles. The engraving shows hundreds of soldiers lined in rows while men on horses appear throughout the scene. The image appears to have been taken from a bound volume, possibly from E.A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union.
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Battle of Mill Creek
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Mill Springs. Soldiers are shown fighting in a smoky, wooded area. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink.
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Battle of Mill Creek
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Mill Springs. Soldiers are shown fighting in a smoky, wooded area. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink. It appears to have been torn from a bound volume (possibly Everett A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union: Civil, Military and Naval).
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Battle of Murfresboro - Capture of a Confederate Flag.
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Murfreesboro. It shows Union soldiers taking over a cannon as well as fighting for a Confederate flag in the background. The engraving most likely was taken from E.A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union.
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Battle of Rich Mountain
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Rich Mountain. Union soldiers stand with guns pointed behind a protective fence as Confederate soldiers approach from a smoky fog. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink.
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Battle of Williamsburg
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Williamsburg. several soldiers are shown fighting, while others lie fallen on the grown. Some soldiers are shown carrying wounded men. Smoke fills the background of the image. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have been removed from a bound volume (possibly from Everett A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union: Civil, Military and Naval).
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Battle of Wilson's Creek - Death of Gen. Lyon.
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek. In this battle, Nathaniel Lyon became the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War. The scene depicts his death amongst the chaos of battle.
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Capture of Fort Donelson
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Fort Donelson. The scene is filled with men holding flags and weapons. Several are injured or have perished. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.
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Capture of New Orleans - Attack on Fort Phillip
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Capture of New Orleans. The scene takes place on water, and several water crafts and smoke fill the scene. The engraving is printed on white paper with black ink. The engraving appears to have been taken from a bound volume. (Possibly from Everett A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union: Civil, Military and Naval.)
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Charles Wilkes Seated Portrait
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The colored engraving features a full-length portrait of Charles Wilkes. Wilkes is seated at a table. His proper right hand rests on a pile of papers while his proper left holds a sword. The engraving is printed on off-white paper that appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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John Tyler Seated Portrait
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The colored engraving features a full-bodied seated portrait of John Tyler. He is seated at a desk and holding a book. The portrait is printed on off-white paper and appears to have been torn from a bound volume.
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Attack on Fort Wagner
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Thomas Nast
The black and white steel engraving features a battle scene from the Battle of Morris Island, which took place at Fort Wagner, South Carolina in 1863. The image depicts men fighting on either side of a fallen barrier wall. An American flag, held by a soldier, is featured at the center of the image. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.
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Battle of Chicamaug Lt. Van Pelt Defending His Battery
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Thomas Nast
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Chickamauga. Lt. Van Pelt is shown standing by a cannon across from a line of Confederate soldiers. Union soldiers cover him from behind. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have be torn from a bound volume.
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Battle of Lookout Mountain
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Thomas Nast
The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Lookout Mountain. Union soldiers are shown climbing rough terrain to face the Confederate army. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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Abraham Lincoln Portrait
Johnson, Fry & Co and Alonzo Chappel
Engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln, after a painting by Chappel. Pub. ca. 1870 by Johnson, Wilson, & Company, New York. published and copyrighted by Johnson, Fry & Co. (American, active 19th century), from painting by Alonzo Chappel (American, 1828-1887)
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Photograph of Return Visit Statue at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
J. Seward Johnson II
The color photograph depicts a statue entitled Return Visit. The statue has two subjects that are dressed as Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary male tourist. It was installed at Lincoln Square in front of the Willis House in 1991.
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Photograph of Return Visit Statue at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
J. Seward Johnson II
The color photograph depicts a statue entitled Return Visit. The statue has two subjects that are dressed as Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary male tourist. It was installed at Lincoln Square in front of the Willis House in 1991.
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Photograph of Return Visit Statue at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
J. Seward Johnson II
The color photograph depicts a statue entitled Return Visit. The statue has two subjects that are dressed as Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary male tourist. It was installed at Lincoln Square in front of the Willis House in 1991.
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Photograph of Return Visit Statue at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
J. Seward Johnson II
The color photograph depicts a statue entitled Return Visit. The statue has two subjects that are dressed as Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary male tourist. It was installed at Lincoln Square in front of the Willis House in 1991.
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Photograph of Return Visit Statue at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
J. Seward Johnson II
The color photograph depicts a statue entitled Return Visit. The statue has two subjects that are dressed as Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary male tourist. It was installed at Lincoln Square in front of the Willis House in 1991.
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Photograph of Return Visit Statue at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
J. Seward Johnson II
The color photograph depicts a statue entitled Return Visit. The statue has two subjects that are dressed as Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary male tourist. It was installed at Lincoln Square in front of the Willis House in 1991.
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Photograph of Return Visit Statue at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
J. Seward Johnson II
The color photograph depicts a statue entitled Return Visit. The statue has two subjects that are dressed as Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary male tourist. It was installed at Lincoln Square in front of the Willis House in 1991.
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Photograph of Return Visit Statue at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
J. Seward Johnson II
The color photograph depicts a statue entitled Return Visit. The statue has two subjects that are dressed as Abraham Lincoln and a contemporary male tourist. It was installed at Lincoln Square in front of the Willis House in 1991.
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Vive l'America.
J. H. Johnson
The broadside contains a Union patriotic song made up of three verses and chorus. The songsheet also features an illustration of a Union soldier holding an American flag. He stands atop a fallen confederated flag and is flanked by two American bald eagles.
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Reverdy Johnson Portrait
Johnson Publishing and Engraving Company
The colored engraving features a seated portrait of Reverdy Johnson from the waist up. It is printed on off-white paper. Johnson served as Mary Surratt's defense attorney in 1865.
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Autograph of Reverdy Johnson
Reverdy Johnson
Autograph of Reverdy Johnson. Accompanies steel engraving. [See complete description listed as # 552, "Prints" category.] Framed
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Abraham Lincoln.
T. Johnson
Photolithograph print removed from a bound volume; right-side bust portrait of A. Lincoln, wih text "ABRAHAM LINCOLN" at bottom. After an original illustration by T. Johnson, 1900.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Dexter Jones, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design depicts the right-side profile of Ralph Waldo Emerson, a nineteenth-century transcendentalist poet. On the reverse, a scene from Emerson's poem "Concord Hymn" is depicted. In the poem, the poet references "the shot heard round the world," which in an allusion to the first shot fired during the American Revolution. At the center of the scene, a Revolutionary soldier stands in a spread-eagle stance. Three soldiers kneel at his proper right with their backs turned and rifles drawn. A drummer and several other soldiers stand just behind the central figure.
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Walt Whitman Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Dexter Jones, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design depicts the right-side profile of Walt Whitman, an American poet and humanist. On the medal's reverse, seven figures are pictured: a brick layer, an industrial worker, a gentleman/businessman, a woman with a child, a woman scrubbing a floor, and a man working a plow in a field.
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Abraham Lincoln Reproduction Bust
Thomas Dow Jones
The white cast bust of Abraham Lincoln is a reproduction of Thomas Dow Jones's 1861 original. The bust depicts Abraham Lincoln's proper left quarter profile. Around his shoulders, a cape is draped. He is also wearing a suit and stock tie.
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Ulysses S. Grant Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Thomas H. Jones, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse design depicts the left-side profile of Ulysses S. Grant, the commanding general of the United States Army during the American Civil War and eighteenth president of the United States. On the reverse, Grant stands in his military uniform with a sword drawn at his proper right side. His proper left hand sits at his hip. A line of soldiers stand behind him in the image's background.
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Henry Clay, 1777-1852
Mathew Jouett and Arthur Jaffe Heliochrome Company
This postcard features a portrait of Henry Clay.
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Lincoln’s Boyhood Log Cabin Home
Julius Bien and Company
This postcard features an oval shaped portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Beneath the oval shaped portrait, there is a picture of the log cabin that Abraham Lincoln lived in as a child.
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Lincoln’s Boyhood Log-Cabin Home
Julius Bien & Company
This postcard features Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood log-cabin home and an oval shaped portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
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Lincoln’s Boyhood Log-Cabin Home
Julius Bien & Company
This postcard features Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood log-cabin home and an oval shaped portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
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With Charity to All and Malice Toward None
Julius Bien & Company
This post card features an oval shaped portrait of Abraham Lincoln along with a qoutation.
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R.C. Manning's Home. Salem, Mass.
J. W. and J. S. Moulton
The stereograph features a black and white image of a male child lying on a floor reading a book. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners. The reverse contains series information as well as a handwritten inscription.
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The Mall
J. W. and J. S. Moulton
The stereograph features a black and white image of men, women, children, and prams strolling down a the Mall in Central Park. Trees line each side of the pathway. The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded edges. The card's verso contains additional information about the series.
