Title

Photograph, Ward Hill Lamon, Standing

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This black and white photograph is of Ward Hill Lamon. Lamon is shown wearing a dark suit, vest and tie a white shirt. He is standing beside a table with one hand resting on a book on the table and his other hand tucked inside his coat pocket. A typed caption on the bottom right corner of the photograph reads "Ward Hill Lamon--Born 1828: Died 1893. Taken by Brady, 1828. Was Lincoln's Law partner in the 1850's in Danville and was Lincoln's Bodyguard 1860-1865.

Publication Date

1828

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.

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

Legal documents

Geographic Location

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F74-2

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 3: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 74

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

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

Photograph, Ward Hill Lamon, Standing, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.