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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Portrait of Benjamin Wade
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of Benjamin F. Wade, an American politician and member of the Radical Republicans.
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Portrait of James K. Polk
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Photo of a lithograph or engraving featuring a bust-length portrait of James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States.
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Portrait of Lyman Trumball
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of Lyman Trumball, U.S. Senator from Illinois.
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Portrait of William P. Fessenden
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Bust-length portrait of William P. Fessenden, 26th United States Secretary of Treasury. In the portrait, Fessenden wears a suit and tie. He sits at a quarter turn facing his proper left.
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Profile Portrait of William H. Seward
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The CDV features a profile portrait of William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State from 1861-1869. In the portrait, Seward is facing his proper right. The portrait is encircled by an oval frame.
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Profile Portrait of William H. Seward
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, 1861-1869. In the portrait, Seward is seated facing his proper left.
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Seated Portrait of Andrew Johnson
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of President Andrew Johnson, Vice President to Abraham Lincoln during his second term. Johnson became president after the assassination of Lincoln. In the image, Johnson is seated in a chair with his proper right leg crossed over his left.
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Seated Portrait of Annie Dickinson
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of abolitionist Anna Elizabeth Dickinson.
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Seated Portrait of Cassius Clay
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of Cassius M. Clay, abolitionist, politician, and planter from Kentucky.
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Seated Portrait of Charles Sumner
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Charles Sumner, United States Senator from Massachusetts and member of the Radicals, a branch of the Republican party during the United States Civil War.
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Seated Portrait of Salmon P. Chase
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The CDV features a seated portrait of Salmon P. Chase, 6th Chief Justice of the United States. In the portrait, Chase is seated and turned slightly to his proper right. He looks directly into the camera.
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Seated Portrait of Salmon P. Chase
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The CDV features a seated portrait of Salmon P. Chase, 6th Chief Justice of the United States. In the portrait, Chase sits with his hands resting on the chair arms. He is seated next to a small table topped with papers, ink, and a quill.
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Seated Portrait of Winfield Scott
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The CDV features a seated portrait of Winfield Scott, a general in the United States Army. In the portrait, Scott is seated in a chair and holds a sword with his proper left hand.
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Standing Portrait of Edwin M. Stanton
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The image features a standing portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, the 27th United States Secretary of War. In the image, Stanton stands with his proper right hand resting atop a book. His proper left hand is positioned behind his back.
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Standing Portrait of Katherine Chase Sprague
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The carte de visite features a standing portrait of Katherine Chase Sprague, a nineteenth-century socialite. She was also the daughter of Salmon P. Chase and wife of William Sprague.
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Standing Portrait of Reuben E. Fenton
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Standing portrait of Reuben E. Fenton, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York.
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Standing Portrait of William L. Dayton
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Standing portrait of statesman William L. Dayton, John C. Frémont's running mate in 1856. He served as United States Minister to France during the American Civil War.
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Eliza Gurney Photograph
Earles' Galleries and Looking Glass
The carte de visite depicts a seated portrait of Eliza Gurney, widow of the English Quaker Joseph J. Gurney, who exchanged letters with Abraham Lincoln on the subject of the will of God during the Civil War.
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Seated Portrait of Montgomery Blair
Earles' Galleries and Looking Glass and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General for Abraham Lincoln. In the portrait, Blair is seated with his body turned slightly to his proper left.
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Seated Portrait of Simon Cameron
Earles' Galleries and Looking Glass and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of Simon Cameron, United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln. In the portrait, Cameron is seated with is proper left leg crossed over his right.
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Standing Portrait of Montgomery C. Meigs
Earles' Galleries and Looking Glass and Broadbent and Co.
The CDV features a standing portrait of Montgomery C. Meigs, Quatermaster General of the Union Army during the United States Civil War. In the portrait, Meigs stands with his proper right hand resting on a chair back. He is dressed in his Union Army uniform.
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Abraham Lincoln Five Dollar Bill Chocolate Mold
East Coast Mold Manufacturing
The object contains three molds shaped into the likeness of the front of a five dollar bill.
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site Mug
Eastern National
The mug's front features two images, one stacked on top of the other. The top image is of the Lincoln home in 1860. The bottom represents a modern image of the property. The mug's reverse includes documentary information on the Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
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Death of Col. Clay, Battle of Buena Vista, Feby. 23d. 1847
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg and D. Needham
The hand-colored lithograph depicts a scene from the Battle of Buena Vista, where Henry Clay, Jr. - the son of Henry Clay - was shot and killed. Clay lies on the ground with his sword in his proper right hand. Five soldiers surround Clay as he dies while a sixth stands in the background with his gun raised. The lithograph features hues of blue, red, white, gold, and gray. It is printed on off-white paper.
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Abraham Lincoln Sixteenth President of the United States of America
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg, Phelps and Watson, and George Whiting
The color lithograph depicts a seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln sits in a chair with a small table to his proper right. On the table sits a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, and ink well, and books. The image features hues of black, white and blue and is printed on off-white paper. It is probably after a photo by Alexander Gardner (see O-49 through O-53).