Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Artifacts | Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana

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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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The Great Victory In The Shennandoah Valley, Virginia September 19th 1864.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Great Victory In The Shennandoah Valley, Va..."" From Portfolio #8 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives... Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" This is a color reproduction print that depicts General Philip Sheridan's Calvary attacking the Confederate forces at the battle of Opequan Creek.
The Lexington of 1861

Currier and Ives

The color lithograph depicts a scene from the Baltimore Riot of 1861, a civil uprising between Confederate sympathizers and members of the primarily Massachusetts state militia regiment en route to the national capital at Washington.
The National Game. Three"Outs" and One "Run." Abraham Winning the Ball.

Currier and Ives

A reproduction of a Currier & Ives cartoon originally published sometime around 1860. The cartoon features a baseball theme and refers to the 1860 election victory of Abraham Lincoln.
The Second Battle Of Bull Run, Fought August 29th 1862.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Second Battle Of Bull Run..."" From Portfolio #4 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction print that depicts the Second Battle of Run in Virginia on August 29th 1862. Union forces under the command of Major General John Pope attacked the Confederate forces under Lee Jackson.
The Sinking of the "Cumberland" By the Ironclad "Merrimac," off Newport News Virginia March 8th 1862.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: "The Sinking of the "Cumberland"..." From Portfolio #2 of an 8 portfolio set: "Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War." A color print which depicts the sinking of the "Cumberland." A ship is depicted being fired upon by an iron clad.
The Storming of Fort Donelson, Tennessee February 15th 1862

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Storming of Fort Donelson, Tenn..."" From Portfolio #2 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print which depicts Union soldiers advancing on Fort Donelson in Tennessee on February 15th 1862.
The U.S. Sloop Of War ""Kearsarge"" 7 Guns, Sinking The Pirate ""Alabama"" 8 Guns

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The U.S. Sloop Of War ""Kearsarge"" 7 Guns, Sinking The Pirate ""Alabama"" 8 Guns..."" From Portfolio #7 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings ForThe People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction which depicts the defeat of the Alabama by the Union ship "Kearsarge" off the coast of Cherbourg, France on June 19th 1864.
The Victory of Roanoke

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Victory of Roanoke..."" From Portfolio #1 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print which depicts Union soldiers defeating Confederate forces at the Battle of Roanoke in North Carolina on February 8th 1862.
Washington and Lincoln: The Father and the Saviour of Our Country

Currier and Ives

Photo reproduction of a portrait of George Washington shaking the hand of Abraham Lincoln. A short column stands behind them that bears an image of an eagle and shield. A flame is pictured atop the column.
Composite Oval Image of Lincoln Family

Currier and Ives and Anthony Berger

Reproduction of engraving featuring a portrait of A. Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Tad (engraving probably was issued by Currier and Ives). The image is a variant of a photograph taken by Anthony Berger in 1865. [Ref: Variant of O-93.]
John Brown Meeting the Slave Mother and Her Child on the Steps of Charlestown Jail on His Way to Execution.

Currier and Ives and Louis Ransom

The color lithograph depicts a scene outside of a jail house in Charles Town, West Virginia. Pictured are John Brown, a slave mother and child, and several pro-slavery sympathizers. Brown was convicted of treason for attempting to overtake a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry and was sentenced to death. The scene takes place just before Brown was executed.
Henry Clay. The Nation's Choice.

Nathaniel Currier

The hand-colored lithograph features a portrait of Henry Clay standing with the United States Capitol in the background. Clay poses clutching his cape with his proper left hand while resting his proper right on a tabletop. The lithograph features colors of blue, brown, green, red, and yellow. It was originally enclosed in a brown wooden frame, but was removed for preservation.
John C. Fremont, Republican Candidate for Fifteenth President of the United States

Nathaniel Currier and Mathew Brady

The color lithograph depicts a seated portrait of the first Republican presidential candidate, John C. Frémont. Frémont is dressed in a suit and tie and is seated at a quarter turn to his proper left.
American Falls and Village of Niagara from Canada

George E. Curtis

The stereograph features a black and white image of the American falls. In the foreground, the tops of trees and buildings are pictured. In the distance, the falls can be seen. The image is mounted on orange card with rounded corners.
Ice Grotto in front of American Fall.

George E. Curtis

The stereograph features a black and white images of icicles. The image is mounted on orange card with rounded corners.
Niagara Falls from New Suspension Bridge -- Moonlight

George E. Curtis

The stereograph features a black and white image of a panoramic view of the falls. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded corners.
Prospect Point -- Winter

George E. Curtis

The stereograph features a black and white image of ice-covered plants and falls. The image is mounted on orange card with rounded corners.
Poster After Salvador Dalí "Lincoln in Dalivision"

Salvador Dali

The poster is a reproduction print after Salvador Dal's lithograph Lincoln in Dalivision. The work features Dal's rendering of Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea which at Twenty Meters Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln-Homage to Rothko. At first glance, the artwork appears to be a woman, Gala, standing before a cruciform window. However, when viewed from afar it becomes a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The poster is enclosed in a black frame under glass with hanging teeth at the back.
A Scene from Oliver Stone's Upcoming Film on Nixon

George Danby

A photocopy of a cartoon depicting Richard M. Nixon about to assassinate Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. The cartoon satirizes Oliver Stone's film JFK. Inscribed at lower left corner.
A Scene from Oliver Stone's Upcoming Film on Nixon

George Danby

A photocopy of a cartoon depicting Richard M. Nixon about to assassinate Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. The cartoon satirizes Oliver Stone's film JFK.
Grover Cleveland Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

Albert P. d'and rea, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

The medal's obverse design depicts the quarter-right profile of Grover Cleveland, the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. On the reverse, the Great Seal of the United States is pictured at the center. The New York City skyline makes up the medal's background with the Statue of Liberty standing at the image's center as a crowd of people gaze at her from a ship deck.
City of Providence from Prospect hill

D. Appleton and Co.

The color engraving features an illustration of the city of Providence, Rhode Island from the vantage point of Prospect Hill. A man and a woman stand on the hillside while looking sown on the city. The image features hues of green, brown, black, pink, blue, and white. It is printed on off-white paper.
Stephen A. Douglas Portrait

D. Appleton and Co. and J. Gurney and Son

The carte de visite features a portrait of Stephen A. Douglas, an American politician from Illinois and a longtime political rival of Abraham Lincoln. The image depicts Douglas standing with his proper left hand resting on a short pillar.
Bust Portrait of William H. Seward

D. Appleton and Co. and A. A. Turner

Bust-length portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869.
Bust Portrait of George Bancroft

D. Appleton and Co. and Austin Augustus Turner

Bust-length portrait of George Bancroft, historian, statesman, and advocate for secondary education.