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Description
The carte de visite features arguably one of the most famous beardless photographs of Abraham Lincoln. It was taken by Matthew Brady on the morning of February 27, 1860 shortly before Lincoln delivered his Cooper Union Address. It is rumored that the speech and photograph combined won Lincoln the 1860 Presidential Election. [Ref: O-17.] The photograph shows Lincoln from the waist up standing with his proper left hand resting on a small stack of books.
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 34.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1860
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1860
Measurement
4 1/16 X 2 1/16 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
verso, handwritten in pencil: Abraham Lincoln / 44 verso: PUBLISHED BY / E. ANTHONY, / 501 Broadway, / NEW YORK. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC / NEGATIVE, / FROM / BRADY'S NATIONAL / Portrait Gallery.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Cooper Institute speech
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
7114
Digital ID
FVW_07114
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.