Photographs

This class includes photographs from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This class includes daguerreotypes, tin types, cabinet cards and many others.

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Photograph of a Lloyd Ostendorf Illustration of the Long Nine

Photograph of a Lloyd Ostendorf illustration of the Long Nine: John Dawson, William F. Elkin, Ninian W. Edwards, Job Fletcher, Archer G. Herndon, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew McCormick, Daniel Stone, and Robert L. Wilson.
Photograph of a Newberry Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Photograph of a Newberry portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the snow.
Letting the cat out of the bag!!

Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Currier and Ives

Photo reproduction of a cartoon depicting the Republican party at odds after the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860. In the cartoon, Charles Sumner literally releases a cat (i.e., the Spirit of Discord) from a bag labeled "REPUBLICAN BAG." The cat jumps for Horace Greely, editor of the New York Tribune. Lincoln is shown defending Greely with a rail. William H. Seward and Henry J. Raymond, editor of the New York Times, are also pictured.
Photograph of Print of Abraham Lincoln and Cabinet Members

Photograph of print of Abraham Lincoln and Cabinet members.
Photograph of African-American Civil War Soldiers Artwork

Color photograph of artwork featuring an image of eighteen African-American Civil War soldiers. A Caucasian soldier stands to the far left of the image.
Photograph of Executive Mansion Document

Photograph of Executive Mansion Document.
Photograph of Louis Bonhajo's Lincoln the Circuit Rider

Photograph of a Louis Bonhajo's Lincoln the Circuit Rider.
Lincoln's Logan Co. Court House

A black-and-white photograph of the Postville Courthouse where Abraham Lincoln would visit twice a year as a part of his circuit law practice from 1840-1848.
Photograph of a Lloyd Ostendorf Illustration of Abraham Lincoln Christening his Namesake City

Photograph of a Lloyd Ostendorf illustration of Abraham Lincoln Christening his namesake city, Lincoln, Illinois.
Photograph of Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Photograph of portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln

M. P. Rice and Perry Pictures

Likely a reproduction of photograph taken by M.P. Rice. Black and white oval shaped portrait of President Abraham Lincoln.
Photograph of Print Depicting the Hanging of the Thirty-eight Sioux Indians

Photograph of print depicting the hanging of thirty-eight Sioux Indians after the Battle of Wood Lake during the Dakota War of 1862.
An Heir to the Throne, or the Next Republican Candidate, 1860

Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum and Currier and Ives

Photo reproduction of a cartoon satirizing the Republican's support of Black rights. The cartoon depicts Editor Horace Greeley (left) introducing the newest presidential candidate to Abraham Lincoln (right). At the center, William Henry Johnson, an African-American man who appeared in P. T. Barnum's Museum on Broadway as the ""Zip the What Is It?," is shown as the potential candidate.
Marking the Seventh Anniversary of the Sept. 11 Attacks

James Estrin

The color digital photograph depicts two individuals mourning the loss of a family member in the September 11th Attacks. Pictured are Richard Sadowy and his granddaughter Kelly who lost her father, Police Officer Paul Talty, to the attacks. Accompanying the work is the front page of the 12 September 2008 edition of the New York Times, which featured the photograph. The photograph also has documentary information.
Image of Three Men Sitting atop a Locomative

The stereograph features a black and white image of a locomotive stopped along a railway. Three men sit atop the locomotive and look at a river located at the bottom of a hill. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
Colonel John Hay , United States Ambassador to Great Britain

Hollinger

The portrait photograph features an image of John Hay, who served as the twelfth United States Assistant Secretary of State (1879-1881), as a United States Ambassador to Great Britain (1897-1898), and as the thirty-seventh United States Secretary of State. The portrait is printed in black and white on a matte surface and is affixed to an off-white card. Below the image, a personal inscription from Clara Hay, John Hay's wife, to Prof. Dr. Isidore Groedel appears.
Beardstown Courthouse [framed]

A black and white photograph of a two-story brick building. It is Beardstown Courthouse, where Abraham Lincoln tried the Armstong Case. Several signs adorn the building's front. On the building's left side, a Fire Department sign is painted.
William Cullen Bryant CdV

Napoleon Sarony

The object is a sepia-toned albumen print of William Cullen Bryant. His name appears on the paper card along with the Sarony logo and address. The CdV originally appeared within a gold frame, but was removed for preservation. It is accompanied by a short caption on a slip of paper.
Lincoln Funeral Care on the Old Tracks of the Illinois Central R.R. By Lake Michigan, Chicago, 1865.

The photograph is of of an 1865 photograph taken by F. E. Stebbins. Two mounting pins can be seen in the image. The photograph was enclosed in black frame, but was removed for preservation.
Man Cleaning the Floor of the Lincoln Memorial. Washington, D. C.

D. B. Wiegers

The black and white image depicts a man cleaning the floor in front of the Abraham Lincoln Statue at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. It is signed in ink by the photographer.
Stephen A. Douglas CdV

Austin Augustus Turner

A black and white albumen print of Stephen A. Douglas. His name is written on the card's verso along with a secondary inscription: [HP] .25¢. It was originally enclosed in a gold frame, but was removed for preservation. It is accompanied by a small slip of paper that states: STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.
Portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie

O. C. Henry

The cabinet card features the image of Vinnie Ream Hoxie, whose name is written underneath the image. It is mounted on a black cabinet card, and an O.C. Henry logo appears underneath. A secondary label is also included, but is detached and has a portion of a 4¢ Lincoln stamp on the reverse.
Limited Edition Reproduction Photograph of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Book Shop and Alexander Gardner

The albumen print features a head and shoulder portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The photograph was originally taken by Alexander Gardner in 1863. This photo was taken by direct contact from the original glass negative.
Signed Bust Portrait of Robert Todd Lincoln

The albumen print features a bust portrait image of Robert Todd Lincoln. The image is affixed to a paper mount, which has been signed by the subject.
Caricature of Chevalier Henry Wikoff

Thomas Nast

The print features a caricature image of Chevalier Henry Wikoff. The photograph was originally enclosed in a frame, but was removed for preservation.