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Creator Role
photographer
Description
The carte de visite features a reproduction of Anthony Berger's 9 February 1864 photograph of Abraham Lincoln. Robert T. Lincoln once wrote that he believed this was the most satisfactory likeness of his father. [Ref: O-92.] The image shows Lincoln from the waist up in a seated position.
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 176.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1864
Measurement
4 X 2 7/16 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
recto: PRESIDENT LINCOLN
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
7116
Digital ID
FVW_07116
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.