This class includes portraits of leading individuals, bucloic nature scenes and other depictions of average life during the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
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President's house, Carriage Drive
The carte de visite depicts the North façade of the White House, taken from the left side of the lawn.
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The Old Cabin
Crater's Union Photographic Gallery and J. L. Campbell
The carte de visite depicts two men, John Hanks and Dennis Hanks, standing outside of "The Old Cabin," Lincoln's first home in Illinois.
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Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon
Henry C. Phillips
In the carte de visite photograph, a street view of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon is shown. In addition, other buildings such as the Union Volunteer Hospital are visible. The item was enclosed in a small envelope inscribed with the following: #131.
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Attorney General James Speed Photograph
Mathew Brady
The carte de visite depicts a vignette portrait of James Speed, appointed as Attorney General by Abraham Lincoln in 1864. The albumen print is affixed to a paper card that features a gold gilt border.
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Contrabands as They Appear for Admission to Federal Lines
William and rew Bigelow
The carte de visite features a portrait image of two African-American males who are identified as contraband, a term used to describe fugitive slaves who crossed Union army lines. In the photograph, one man is seated in a chair while the second man stands with his proper right forearm draped over the former's proper left shoulder. Both wear tattered clothing.
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James Shields Photograph
Mathew Brady
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of James Shields. Shields was a Democratic politician that served as a senator for three different states: Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri. In 1842, Shields challenged Abraham Lincoln to a duel after the latter published an unflattering letter regarding Shields in the Sangamo Journal. The two, after much persuasion, bowed out of the duel.
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Robert Barnwell Rhett, Jr. Photograph
The carte de visite features a vignette portrait of Robert Barnwell Rhett, Jr., son of Robert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. His father owned the Charleston Mercury, which promoted a secessionist agenda. Rhett, Jr. served as one of the newspaper's editors starting in 1857 and was an early critic of Jefferson Davis.
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Grace Greenwood Photograph
The carte de visite features a black and white image of Grace Greenwood, the pseudonym for Sara Jane Lippincott. Greenwood was a writer and social rights activist and was referred to as Grace Greenwood the Patriot by Abraham Lincoln.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Photograph
The carte de visite depicts a seated portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes, author, poet, and physician. One of his more popular works includes "The Last Leaf," which was greatly admired by President Abraham Lincoln. Includes a slip of documentary information.
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Ward Hill Lamon Photograph
The carte de visite features a black and white image of a a seated Ward Hill Lamon, friend and bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln.
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J. Wilkes Booth Photograph
The carte de visite depicts a seated portrait of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Abraham Lincoln. Booth is shown with his proper right elbow resting on a chair with his proper right hand at his chin.
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The Assassin's Vision
Francis Hecker
The carte de visite depicts an image of John Wilkes Booth fleeing Washington, D.C. shortly after assassinating Abraham Lincoln. Booth is shown fleeing on horseback as ghost-like images of Lincoln appear in the surrounding foliage. In the background, the United States Capitol building can be seen. The albumen print is mounted on a card with a gold-gilt border and trimmed edges.
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Composite Photograph of Abraham Lincoln and Family
The carte de visite features a composite image of Abraham Lincoln and his family, rumored to be based on an 1866 painting by Carpenter. [Ref: O-93.] In the portrait, Lincoln is seated holding a book while Tad looks at the text. This pose is exactly like the one used in the portrait captured by Anthony Berger on 9 February 1864. Mary Todd Lincoln sits to Lincoln's proper right while Robert stands in the background.
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Gardner's Sylvan Background Portrait of Abraham and Tad Lincoln
Alexand er Gardner
The carte de visite features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Tad Lincoln taken by Alexander Garner on 10 April 1865 in what would be Lincoln's final photo session before his assassination. The sylvan background seen in this manifestation was added later by Gardner for artistic effect. [Ref: O-114.] The photograph features Abraham Lincoln seated at a table with his proper left elbow resting on the tabletop and a book in his proper left hand. Tad leans on the opposite side of the table with his proper forearm resting on the tabletop.
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Berger's "Satisfactory Likeness" Abraham Lincoln Photograph
Anthony Berger
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.
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Brady's Candid Photograph of Seated Abraham Lincoln
Edward Anthony and Mathew Brady
The carte de visite features one of the more candid shots of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Matthew Brady probably in 1862. During session with Brady, Lincoln fell into this reflective pose and was asked to hold it for a photograph. [Ref: O-60A.] The image shows Lincoln seated in a chair with his proper left elbow resting on the arm of the chair and his hand raised to his face. His proper right hand rests on his proper right leg.
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Wenderoth & Taylor White House Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Wenderoth and Taylor
The carte de visite features a photograph taken by Wenderoth & Taylor in 1864. On 20 April 1865, Wenderoth, Taylor, and Brown published an advertisement in the Philadelphia Inquirer for the sell of card photographs featuring this image. [Ref: O-95.] The photograph features a seated Abraham Lincoln from the waist up. It is cut into an oval shape and affixed to a paper card.
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Brady's Cooper Union Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
Edward Anthony and Mathew Brady
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.
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Double-sided CDV Featuring Portraits of Nathaniel P. Banks and Robert Anderson
A double-sided CDV featuring portraits of Nathaniel P. Banks and Robert Anderson. Both photographs are enclosed in an embossed mount. Recto: Black and white portrait photograph of Nathaniel P. Banks, an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. Verso: Black and white portrait photograph of Robert Anderson, a United States Army officer during the American Civil War.
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Portrait of Charles Francis Adams
Warren's Portraits
Black and white portrait photograph of Charles Francis Adams, United States Minister to the United Kingdom under Abraham Lincoln.
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The Last of the Chevaliers
L. Prang and Co.
The lithograph carte de visite depicts Jefferson Davis in woman's clothing holding a knife. A anonymous hand holds a gun, which is pointed at Davis. The image is printed on a white paper card with black ink.
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Seated Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln
Mathew Brady
The cdv features a seated portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. Her proper right hand rests on a side table. She wears a floral embroidered gown. [Ref: ML, O-8.]
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Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln in Mourning Attire
John Carbutt and E. and H. T. Anthony
Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln wearing the mourning attire she wore for months after the death of her son, Willie Lincoln. The object features a two cent Washington stamp on its reverse. [Ref: ML, O-23.]
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Satisfactory Likeness of Abraham Lincoln
Anthony Berger
Photograph of engraving or lithograph of a bust-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The image is a variant of a photograph taken by Anthony Berger. Robert T. Lincoln claimed that this image was the most satisfactory likeness of his father. [Ref: O-92.]
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Bust Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Anthony Berger
Bust portrait of A. Lincoln, photo of an engraving or lithograph. [Variant of O-91, original photograph by Anthony Berger.]