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Creator Role
creator
Description
The carte de visite depicts two men, John Hanks and Dennis Hanks, standing outside of "The Old Cabin," Lincoln's first home in Illinois.
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 317.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1865
Measurement
4 X 2 7/16 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
recto: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865 by J. L. Campbell, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Northern District of Illinois. verso, handwritten in pencil: 33 verso, printed: THE OLD CABIN. / Mr. Lincoln's first Home in Illinois. / MR. JOHN HANKS, who appears in a hunting coat, assisted MR. LINCOLN in constructing / the cabin, 35 years ago. verso, maker's mark: CRATER'S / UNION / PHOTOGRAPHIC / GALLERY / 55 CLARK ST. CHICAGO verso, printed: MR. DENNIS F. HANKS, who also appears in / front of the Cabin, gave Mr. LINCOLN his first / lessons in writing, 45 years ago. MR. HANKS / is now about 68 years old.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family; Log cabins
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
7138
Digital ID
FVW_07138
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.