Gardner's Last Photograph from Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Creator Role
photographer
Description
The carte de visite features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Gardner on 10 April 1865. This is said to be the last photograph taken of Lincoln from life. [Ref: O-118.] The vignette-style image depicts Abraham Lincoln from the chest up.
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 231.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1865
Measurement
4 X 2 3/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
verso: ALEX GARDNER. / Photographer to the Army of the Potomac. / GALLERIES / 511 SEVENTH STREET AND 332 PENNSYLVANIA AV. / PUBLISHED BY / PHILP & SOLOMONS, / WASHINGTON D.C.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Work Type
carte-de-visite (card photograph)
Class
CDVs
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
7120
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.