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Home > Archives and Special Collections > Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana > Artifacts

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
 

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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  • Presidents of the United StatesFlash-Pack by Fax-Pax USA

    Presidents of the United StatesFlash-Pack

    Fax-Pax USA

    A boxed set of forty-one picture cards depicting portraits and facts about the Presidents of the United States.

  • Lincoln Group of Boston by Fay Foto Service Inc.

    Lincoln Group of Boston

    Fay Foto Service Inc.

    The photograph depicts a meeting of Lincoln Group of Boston. Individuals are shown seated around a U-shaped table.

  • Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place by Herbert Wells Fay

    Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place

    Herbert Wells Fay

    The object is a leaflet published for distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Illinois. Inside the leaflet is a piece of wood from Lincoln's Springfield Home and three oak leaves from a tree located at Lincoln's Tomb. The leaflet is enclosed in a red folder.

  • Lincoln's Tomb Souvenir by Herbert Wells Fay

    Lincoln's Tomb Souvenir

    Herbert Wells Fay

    The souvenir is made up of various objects enclosed within a wood and glass frame. The contents consists of a sheet of paper with background information and captions describing each object. The paper also features a wax seal of Lincoln's profile and Fay's signature. Another slip of paper accompanies the object that contains creator information.

  • Funeral Obsequies of President Abraham Lincoln at the Presidential Mansion by O. Felton

    Funeral Obsequies of President Abraham Lincoln at the Presidential Mansion

    O. Felton

    This piece features an engraving by O. Felton and drawn by G. White from Harper's Weekly from May 6, 1865. Engraved by O. Felton from a drawing by G. White published in Harper's Weekly (American, 1857-1916)

  • Your Friend Henry Clay Engraving by Charles Fenderich and Frederick W. Halpin

    Your Friend Henry Clay Engraving

    Charles Fenderich and Frederick W. Halpin

    The print is a steel engraving of a portrait of Henry Clay from the waist up. The subject is seated and looking to his proper right. The image is printed in black in on white paper.

  • Lincoln at Independence Hall [framed] by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

    Lincoln at Independence Hall [framed]

    Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

    The print depicts a portrait of Abraham Lincoln standing before a crowd, delivering a speech. Several men stand behind him. An American Flag drapes to his left and his trademark stovepipe hat rests on a chair behind him. The image is faded and is enclosed in a wooden frame. A small circular sticker is adhered to the print's front with the number 53 written on it.

  • Abraham Lincoln Sketch Portrait by Mark A. Fields

    Abraham Lincoln Sketch Portrait

    Mark A. Fields

    The object is a limited-release art print of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The print is signed by the artist and is one of five hundred prints.

  • Portrait of Samuel Morse by Finishing Touches

    Portrait of Samuel Morse

    Finishing Touches

    A colorized lithographic portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse with signature.

  • Portrait of Thurlow Weed by Finishing Touches

    Portrait of Thurlow Weed

    Finishing Touches

    A colorized lithographic portrait of Thurlow Weed. The portrait of Thurlow Weed is framed.

  • Auld Lang Syne by Albert J. Fisher

    Auld Lang Syne

    Albert J. Fisher

    The stereograph contains a black and white image of a statue in Central Park. The image is on a greenish card mount. Documentary information regarding the stereograph may be found on the card's reverse.

  • "Auld Lang Syne" by Albert J. Fisher

    "Auld Lang Syne"

    Albert J. Fisher

    The stereograph contains a black and white image of a statue in Central Park. The image is on a greenish card mount. Documentary information regarding the stereograph may be found on the card's reverse.

  • Fountain and Bird Cages, on Mall. by Albert J. Fisher

    Fountain and Bird Cages, on Mall.

    Albert J. Fisher

    The stereograph contains a black and white image of two men and a woman looking at a fountain in Central Park. There are also bird cages surrounding the fountain. The images is on an orange-colored card mount. Documentary information regarding A.J. Fisher's Central Park series may be found on the back of the card affixed to a label.

  • Shipping, East River by Albert J. Fisher

    Shipping, East River

    Albert J. Fisher

    The stereograph features a black and white image of six docked shipping boats. Supplies fill the boats, and the dock is loaded with people as well as materials. The ship in the foreground features a flag with inscription. The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners: American Scenery.

  • The Charity Patient by Albert J. Fisher

    The Charity Patient

    Albert J. Fisher

    The stereograph features a black and white image of a John Rogers statue, The Charity Patient. The statue features a man placing his hand on a baby's head while it is held by its mother. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded corners. The card's reverse features additional publishing and series information.

  • Woman Sitting beneath a Tree by Albert J. Fisher

    Woman Sitting beneath a Tree

    Albert J. Fisher

    The stereograph features a black and white image of a woman sitting beneath a tree, and in the image's background, the falls and trees can be seen. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges. Additional publication and series information may be found on the card's reverse.

  • Susan B. Anthony Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series) by Paul Fjelde, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

    Susan B. Anthony Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

    Paul Fjelde, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

    The medal's obverse features the left-side profile of Susan B. Anthony, an American social reformer and women's rights activist. On its reverse, the medal depicts a man (left) and woman (right) both placing ballots into a ballot box (center). A line of men and women stand behind each. The Scales of Justice are pictured on the box and the American bald eagle is pictured above the scene.

  • Oil-On-Canvas Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by James Montgomery Flagg

    Oil-On-Canvas Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

    James Montgomery Flagg

    The painting depicts a standing Abraham Lincoln looking out of a window; It has been described as Lincoln waiting for news from the battlefront

  • Flatlander's Abe's Honest Ale Beer by Flatland er's Restaurant and Brewery

    Flatlander's Abe's Honest Ale Beer

    Flatland er's Restaurant and Brewery

    The glass beer bottle features a brown-hued label. On the label, a color image of Abraham Lincoln holding a beer and standing in front of a log cabin appears. The back of the label contains information regarding the beer and a government warning. A smaller label appears at the bottle's neck. It has the same label image and text with additional documentary information about the beer appearing to the image's left and right. The bottle is sealed with a black cap and contains beer.

  • Flatlander's Abe's Honest Ale Beer Bottle by Flatland er's Restaurant and Brewery

    Flatlander's Abe's Honest Ale Beer Bottle

    Flatland er's Restaurant and Brewery

    The glass beer bottle features a brown-hued label. On the label, a color image of Abraham Lincoln holding a beer and standing in front of a log cabin appears. The back of the label contains information regarding the beer and a government warning. A smaller label appears at the bottle's neck. It has the same label image and text with additional documentary information about the beer appearing to the image's left and right.

  • Image of Men and Women Dancing by Forsyth and Wilson

    Image of Men and Women Dancing

    Forsyth and Wilson

    The stereograph features a black and white image of a drawing of men and women dancing. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.

  • View in Central Park, N.Y. by Forsyth and Wilson

    View in Central Park, N.Y.

    Forsyth and Wilson

    The stereograph contains a black and white image of a several horse carriages lined up in Central Park. The image is mounted on a yellow card mount.

  • Abraham Lincoln Instant Disguise Kit by Forum Novelties, Inc.

    Abraham Lincoln Instant Disguise Kit

    Forum Novelties, Inc.

    The instant disguise kit includes a polyester stove pipe hat and a polyester beard. It was originally packaged in a plastic bag with documentary information (i.e., label).

  • South Carolina Choaker, or the very Last Ditch. by W. T. Foster

    South Carolina Choaker, or the very Last Ditch.

    W. T. Foster

    The carte de visite features a photo of a cartoon depicting Jefferson Davis in a dress, hanging from a palmetto tree.

  • Elizabethtown, Ky - Where Thomas Lincoln & Sara Bush Johnston Were Married by Foto Finishing Laboratories

    Elizabethtown, Ky - Where Thomas Lincoln & Sara Bush Johnston Were Married

    Foto Finishing Laboratories

    The black and white snapshot photograph depicts the ruins of a building in Elizabethtown, Kentucky where Thomas Lincoln and Sarah Bush Johnston were married on 2 December 1819.

 

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