Title
Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This is a black and white illustration of John Wool, an officer in the United States Army during three consecutive U.S. wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Wool is depicted as standing beside a table wearing a military uniform with one hand resting on the table and one holding some papers. Wool's signature is depicted beneath the illustration. "From the original painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers" and "Johnson Fry and Co. Publishers, New York." are captioned near the bottom of the page. This illustration is from volume four of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
1890
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.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1890-1899
Subjects
Wool, John, 1784 – 1869
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V4_John-S-Wool_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 4
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
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.
Recommended Citation
"Illustration, John Wool" (1890). Images. 189.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/189