Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This black and white illustration is of Winfield Scott Hancock, a Union general in the American Civil War and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. Hancock is depicted as standing next to a tree wearing a broad rimmed uniform hat and a dark, double-breasted military uniform with shoulder boards. His right hand is braced against the tree and he is leaning on the handle of his sword. Two flags and some bushes are depicted behind Hancock. This illustration is from volume seven, 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
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824 – 1886; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V7_Winfield-Hancock_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 7
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, Winfield Scott Hancock" (1890). Images. 406.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/406