Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln
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Creator Role
photographer
Description
The object is a reproduction portrait image of Abraham Lincoln taken just four days before his assassination. [Ref: O-118.]
Description Source
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 231.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
14 X 11 inches
Inscription
recto, below image: LINCOLN - His last portrait - APRIL 10, 1865 / By ALEXANDER GARDNER / General Lee has surrendered at Appomattox. The war was over. Peace. Four / days later the President was shot at Ford's Theater.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
Work Type
reproduction (derivative object)
Class
photos
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
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.
ID
621
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
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.