Prints

This class includes prints from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty first centuries. Many prints are in color while others are black and white.

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The Lincoln Home in Springfield

Donna Predmore and Pioneer Advertising

Etching: ""The Lincoln Home in Springfield..."" From boxed set: ""Abraham Lincoln In Illinois,"" etchings by Donna Predmore, pub. by Pioneer Advertising. In the foreground of this image, Abraham Lincoln is depicted sitting with three children. In the background of the image, there is rendering of a large house. The house has nine windows on the front and four on the side. There is a small fence surrounding the house.
Lincoln's Half Faced Camp.

The print features a black-and-white image of Abraham Lincoln's half-faced camp, erected in Spencer County, Indiana. In the image, a three-sided building is pictured amongst a wooded background. The building's fourth side is partially covered by animal skins. A man is shown seated in side, while two other men are outside. One tends to a pot strung over a fire, while the second carries a gun and a dead bird. In the foreground, a log lays across the forest floor with an ax wedged in its side.
Lieutenant-General Ambrose P. Hill, C. S. A.

The image depicts a portrait of A. P. Hill, a Confederate general who was killed in the American Civil War.
Major-General George E. Pickett C.S.A.

Library of Congress

The object is a sepia-toned image of Confederate Major-General George E. Pickett. Pickett is pictured in his army uniform from the chest up.
The Almanc Trial

Donna Predmore and Pioneer Advertising

Etching: ""The Almanac Trial..."" From boxed set: ""Abraham Lincoln In Illinois,"" etchings by Donna Predmore, pub. by Pioneer Advertising. This image depicts a court room scene. On the lest side of the image, there is a group people who could represent the jury or onlookers. On the far right hand side of the image, there is a depiction of a judge. Abraham Lincoln is depicted standing with a document in his stand. There is a man sitting in front of Abraham Lincoln.
The First House Built in Chicago

Chicago Historical Society and E. E. Perford

The object features a reproduction of a drawing of Kinzie Mansion. The home was built by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable in 1779 and later sold to John Kinzie in 1804. The print includes a small caption beneath the image.
Lee's Retreat after the Battle of Gettysburg

Alfred Bobbett

The print features a black-and-white image of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's retreat from the Battle of Gettysburg. In the image, seven soldiers are shown in the foreground walking through a body of water. Most carry rifles and bayonets. A covered wagon and horse a pictured in the background to the left. In the background to the right, a man on horseback, a wagon pulling a cannon, and soldiers marching into the distance.
Informational Handbook for the American Soldier print set

Department of the Army

Descriptive booklet for set #3 of the American Soldier series, pub. by the Department of the Army. This book was removed to the Collection Documentation Box 2.
Lincoln and Tad

Frederic Mizen and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

In the work, President Abraham Lincoln is depicted seated in a rocking chair reading a book to his son, Tad. Tad appears over Lincoln's proper-left shoulder as Lincoln supports a book in his hands on top of a crossed lap. Fall foliage appears in the print's upper-right and lower-left corners. The front facade of a white building is pictured in the print's background.
Carl Sandburg

Perfection Form Company

Portrait of Carl Sandburg with silhouette background of Abraham Lincoln.
The American Soldier, 1836

H. Charles McBarron Jr.

Description provided by U.S. Army Center of Military History:
ON PICKET. "WHO GOES THERE?"

J. Hellawell

Steel engraving: ""On Picket. ""Who goes there?"" There are three soldiers. One solider is depicted leading a horse. The other two soldiers were standing guard. All three of the soldiers have weapons at the ready. The image is set the forest. There are renderings of large trees with abundant leaves.
Mary Todd Lincoln

Oliver R. Barrett

The object is a reproduction of an engraved portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln.
Montgomery County, Illinois Convention

Lloyd Ostendorf

The print depicts Abraham Lincoln in a carriage with Dr. Anson G. Henry and other delegates in a carriage destined for a convention held in Montgomery County, Illinois on 15 July 1844.
Lincoln the Hoosier Youth

Reproduction of photo of Paul Manship's statue, Lincoln The Hoosier Youth.
The American Soldier, 1819.

H. Charles McBarron Jr.

Description provided by U.S. Army Center of Military History:
ATTACK OF THE "MONITOR" ON THE "MERRIMACK."

Albert Bobbett

Steel engraving: ""Attack of the 'Monitor' on the 'Merrimack'."" In the foreground, there is a depiction of the ocean or sea. In the center of the image, there are two metal ships with smoke coming out of each. The first is small and colored white. The small ship has an American flag waving from the top. The second ship is considerably larger and darker. In the background, there is a smaller sail boat depicted.
SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA

Albert Bobbett

Nineteenth century print; ""Sherman's March to the Sea."" In the foreground, there is a a rail road line with images of soldiers looking outward. In the center, there are two soldiers on horses pointing and looking on. In the background, there are several soldiers dismantling railroad lines. There is also smoke and vague images of fire.
In the River Bank at Sangamo Town, Northwest of Springfield

Lloyd Ostendorf

The object is an image of Abraham Lincoln participating in the construction of a flatboat. In the background, three men are pictured: John D. Johnston, John Hanks, and John E. Roll.
Lincoln as Postmaster

Donna Predmore and Pioneer Advertising

Etching: ""Lincoln As Postmaster..."" From boxed set: ""Abraham Lincoln In Illinois,"" etchings by Donna Predmore, pub. by Pioneer Advertising. Abraham Lincoln is depicted on the right side of the page. Abraham Lincoln is depicted holding several papers and a feather quill. In the upper right side of the image, there is a partially obscured sign which indicates that image refers to the post office in New Salem. In background of the image, there are renderings of customers looking at items for sale. There is also a depiction of a gentlemen reading a newspaper.
The American Soldier, 1855

H. Charles McBarron Jr.

Description provided by U.S. Army Center of Military History:
Abraham Lincoln Offering a Child Watermelon

Lloyd Ostendorf

The print depicts Abraham Lincoln offering a small child a slice of watermelon.
LIEUTENANT CUSHING'S ATTACK ON THE "ALBEMARLE"

Cassell, Petter and Galpin

Steel engraving: ""Lt. Cushing's Attack on the Albemarle."" This print is probably related to on an engraving by A. Stachic. In the foreground, there is a depiction of violent seas. In the center of the image, there is a depiction of a boat with four soldiers on it. Three soldiers are depicted as being wounded. While another solider appears to jumping overboard. There is a fifth solider depicted falling, having already left the vessel. In the background, there is a lot of smoke and a partially obscured fortress.
Georgia Trumpeter Governors Horse Guards 1861

Clive R. Wooster

The print features a portrait of a member of the Georgia Governor's Horse Guard. He is mounted atop a horse and holds a trumpet to his mouth. The print is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored.
Major General A. E. Burnside and Staff

Mathew B. Brady

Reproduction of a photo, probably a book illustration: ""Major-General Burnside and Staff."" There are approximately twenty-one soldiers in the image with some standing and others sitting. The image was taken outside. In the background, there are partially obscured trees.