Authors

Contributor

Frank and Virginia Williams

Description

This black and white illustration depicts a group of nine men identified in the caption as The Lincoln Guard of Honor, organized in Springfield, Illinois, February 12, 1880. The men are identified as J. F. McNeill (Treasurer), N. B. Wiggins, J. C. Power (Secretary), E. S. Johnson, G. S. Dana (President), C. L. Conckling, J. N. Reece (Vice President), Horace Chapin and J. P. Lindley. Five of the men are seated with four men standing behind them. All of the men are depicted wearing dark suits, vests and ties with white shirts. The illustration is from volume nine 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

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; McNeill, J. F.; Wiggins, N. B.; Power, J. C.; Johnson, E. S.; Dana, G. S.; Conkling, C. L.; Reece, J. N.; Chapin, Horace; Lindley, J. P.

Object Type

image

Format (original)

illustration

Format (digital)

JPG

Digital ID

FVW_NH_V10_The-Lincoln-Guard-Of-Honor_001

Source

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 10

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.

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