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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Vignette Portrait of J. P. Benjamin
C. D. Fredricks and Co.
The carte de visite features a vignette portrait of J. P. Benjamin, who served as a United States Senator from Louisiana as well as Attorney General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State for the Confederate States of America.
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BATTLE OF ATLANTA, JULY 20D- RECAPTURE FROM THE CONFEDERATES OF DE GRESS'S BATTERY.
Century Company and T. Fisher Unwin
Steel engraving: "Battle of Atlanta..." This work was likely removed from "The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine" Volume 34. The foreground of the image has depictions of destroyed houses and soldiers. There are also signs of damaged railroad lines. Trees and other shrubbery are depicted as heavily damaged. Many soldiers are depicted, several still fighting.
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Albert Abraham Michelson Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Elisabeth Chand ler, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The commemorative medal's obverse design depicts a bust profile image of Albert A. Michelson, an American physicist known for his work on the speed of light, from the shoulders up. The medal's reverse features an image of an interferometer atop a giant telescope that is focused on the star Betelgeuse.
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Jonathan Edwards Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)
Elisabeth Chand ler, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The medal's obverse features the left-side profile of Jonathan Edwards, an American preacher and theologian. On the reverse, the hand of God is pictured holding the Earth. The sun as well as other celestial bodies are pictured in the background.
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Gen. Kearney's Charge at the Battle of Chantilly, VA.
John R. Chapin and Virtue and Co. Publishers
The black and white engraving features a scene from the Battle of Chantilly, where General Philip Kearny was killed in action. The image depicts Kearny on horseback as Union troops and an American flag follow him into battle. Confederate soldiers stand at his front with their guns pointed. The engraving appears to have been removed from a bound volume as evidenced by the binding holes at the engraving's top edge.
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Battle of Lookout Mountain, GA.
John R. Chapin and Virtue, Yorston and Co. Publishers
In the black and white steel engraving, a scene from the Battle of Lookout Mountain is depicted. This battle took place on November 24th, 1863 and resulted in a Union victory. The engraving features Union soldiers climbing a mountain slope. One has fallen to the ground, possibly because he is wounded. In the background, battle lines and smoke are pictured. The engraving appears to have been removed from a bound volume, possibly volume 3 of The War with the South: a History of the Late Rebellion by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith, New York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 volumes, 1862-1867.
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Portrait of Salmon P. Chase
Alonzo Chappel
A colorized lithograph portrait Salmon P. Chase with a signature. Salmon P. Chase is featured sitting a desk.
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A. Lincoln Steel Engraving
Alonzo Chappel and Johnson, Fry and Co.
The hand-colored engraving features a seated Abraham Lincoln holding a copy of the Constitution of the United States. Beneath his proper left foot are torn Southern Confederacy documents.
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General Taylor at Monterey
Alonzo Chappel; William Wellstood; and Johnson, Fry and Co.
The steel engraving features an image of General Taylor mounted on horseback along with four other military officers (three on horseback). The group looks over a hillside at other soldiers in the distance. The image is engraved in black ink on white paper.
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Portrait of Andrew Johnson
Alzono Chappel
A colorized lithographic portrait of Andrew Johnson with a signature. Andrew Johnson is shown seated at a table.
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Portrait of Franklin Pierce
Alzono Chappel
A colorized lithographic portrait of Franklin Pierce with a signature. Franklin Pierce is shown seated at a table.
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Portrait of Henry W. Halleck
Alzono Chappel
A colorized lithographic portrait of Henry W. Halleck. Henry W. Halleck is shown seated at a table.
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Portrait of William Henry Harrison
Alzono Chappel and Finishing Touches
A colorized lithographic portrait of William Henry Harrison with a signature. William Henry Harrison is shown sitting at a table.
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Portrait of Winfield Scott
Alzono Chappel; Johnson, Fry and Company; and Finishing Touches
A colorized lithographic portrait of Winfield Scott with a signature. Winfield Scott is shown sitting at a table.
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Seated Portrait of William Sprague
Charles Taber and Co.
The CDV features a seated portrait of William Sprague IV, the 27th Governor of Rhode Island. Sprague participated in the First Battle of Bull Run while he was a sitting governor. In the portrait, Sprague poses in his uniform. He hold his proper left arm at his stomach and his proper right hand at his lap.
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Vignette Portrait of John C. Frémont
Charles Taber and Co.
The CDV features a photograph of a print depicting a vignette portrait of Major General John C. Frémont. In the portrait, Frémont wears his Union Army uniform and looks to his proper left.
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Circular: To Collectors, Surveyors, and other Officers of the Customs, on the Northern & North-western waters of the United States.
Salmon P. Chase
This circular letter was issued by Salmon P. Chase just three weeks after Fort Sumpter was fired upon and the Southern coastal blockades were in effect. Abraham first instituted the blockade on 19 April 1861 by proclamation. The broadside is folded with a blank inside and is moderately browned.
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Abraham Lincoln Bust
Leo Cherne
The bronze bust depicts Abraham Lincoln looking straight ahead from the neck up. The bust is mounted to a black cube-shaped base.
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Lincoln - The Campaigner
Chicago and Midland Railway
The color photolithograph is a calendar print, published by Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Co. in 1947. The photolithograph depicts Abraham Lincoln standing on a tree stump speaking to a crow of people.
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Lincoln- The Circuit Rider
Chicago and Midland Railway and Reynolds Jones
The color photolithograph is a calendar print, published by Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Co. in 1951 for a 1952 calendar. The photolithograph depicts Abraham Lincoln seated in a horse-drawn buggy speaking to a standing man along a road.
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Abraham Lincoln
Chicago Historical Society
A reproduction of a photo portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler.
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Abraham Lincoln
Chicago Historical Society
A reproduction of a photo portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardner.
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Chicago-1892
Chicago Historical Society
The image comes from a Currier & Ives original that depicts what the city of Chicago looked like twenty years after the Great Fire of 1871.
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Chicago Court House
Chicago Historical Society
The image features a busy city scene in front of the Chicago Court House, which was built in 1853. The building also served as city hall and was the site of much activity until it burned in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
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Chicago-October 10, 1871
Chicago Historical Society
The image depicts the city just two days after the Great Chicago Fire erupted. Pictured are piles of rubble that were once buildings. It is estimated that more than $200,000,000 worth of damage was done; more tragically, some 90,000 people were displaced because of the fire and approximately 300 people perished in the flames.