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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Major-General Philip H. Sheridan U.S.A.
Library of Congress
The object features a sepia-toned image of Major-General Philip H. Sheridan. In the image, Sheridan is pictured in his army uniform. He is seated and holds an unidentifiable object in his hands.
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A. Lincoln
Nineteenth century print, probably a book illustration. Portrait of A. Lincoln. Lincoln's profile is on the center of the page. He is depicted as being older with large beard.
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White Pigeon Church
Nineteenth century print; ""White Pigeon Church."" Where Lincoln attended as youth. The foreground of the image depicts a bucolic scenery with a small group of people gathered. In the center of the image, is a large wooden house. There is a large brick chimney. In the background of the image, there are several leafy trees.
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Abraham Lincoln Portrait
Donna Predmore and Pioneer Advertising
Etched portrait of A. Lincoln and 1858 quote: ""If we could first know where we are..."" From boxed set: ""Abraham Lincoln In Illinois,"" etchings by Donna Predmore, pub. by Pioneer Advertising. On the left side of the page, there is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is depicted facing the right side of the page. In the far bottom right side of the page, there is a quote by Abraham Lincoln. The paper is has a yellow hue.
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Reproduction print of the First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Description provided by the Library of Congress: Print shows a reenactment of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation on July 22, 1862, painted by Francis B. Carpenter at the White House in 1864. Depicted, from left to right are: Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, President Lincoln, Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior, William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General, and Edward Bates, Attorney General. Simon Cameron and Andrew Jackson are featured as paintings.
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General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A. 1862
Clive R. Wooster
The print features a standing portrait of Braxton Bragg in uniform. It is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored. Has tear and crease damage at right and left sides.
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Enroute to Monticello, Piatt County
Lloyd Ostendorf
The print features an image of Abraham Lincoln speaking to Stephen A. Douglas on his way to Monticello, Piatt County to speak 29 July 1858.
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U.S. Marines 1861
Clive R. Wooster
The print features a standing portrait of a United States Civil War-era marine in uniform. It is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored.
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DRINKING FROM THE SAME CANTEEN
Nineteenth century print; ""Drinking From the Same Canteen."" In the foreground, there is a partially visible weapon. In the center of the image, there are two soldiers. Both soldiers are laying down. The solider on the right has a canteen extended to another solider on the left. In the background, there are partially visible wounded soldiers and overturned carriages.
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Pardon for Sigler H. Lester
Lloyd Ostendorf
The print depicts Abraham Lincoln drawing up a petition to the Augustus C. French, the governor of Illinois, to have Sigler H. Lester pardoned for manslaughter.
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Cobb's and Kershaw's Troops behind the Stone-wall
The image depicts a scene from the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862.
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LIBBY PRISON AS IT NOW IS
R. C. Collins
Steel engraving: ""Libby Prison as it is Now."" In the foreground, there is a canon firing at a Libby Prison. In the center of the image, there is narrow water way with several sail boats. Libby Prison is depicted as being damaged, but functional. There is smoke coming out of the tallest chimney.
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Young Lincoln Helps Build a New Home
Lloyd Ostendorf
The print features an image of Abraham Lincoln assisting in the construction of a log cabin in Macon County.
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Abraham Lincoln's Residence at Springfield, Illinois
Rhodes and McClure
In the image, the Lincoln's Springfield home is depicted. A dirt street appears just in front of the residence. Two women are pictured walking in front of the home. This item is probably a reproduction and originally appeared in Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House incidents, war reminiscences, etc.
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First Kentucky Brigade 1861
Clive R. Wooster
The print features a portrait of a Confederate officer in uniform mounting a horse. It is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored.
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Awaiting the Election Returns
Donna Predmore and Pioneer Advertising
Etching: ""Awaiting The Election Returns..."" From boxed set: ""Abraham Lincoln In Illinois,"" etchings by Donna Predmore, pub. by Pioneer Advertising. William Herndon is depicted on the left side of the image. In the center of the image, there is a rendering of a desk. Abraham Lincoln is depicted setting in a chair reading a newspaper. There is a bookshelf on the far right side of the image. In the background of the image, there are two windows.
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Early Chicago
Chicago Historical Society
The reproduction features an image of the Chicago River and surrounding area. In the image, Native American men are shown in boats on the waterway. In the background, three structures are shown.
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Ohio Line Regiment at Marietta, Ga. 1864
Clive R. Wooster
The print features a standing portrait of a Union Civil War Soldier in uniform. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand. It is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored.
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William "Duff" Armstrong Is Cleared of a Murder Charge by Abraham Lincoln
Lloyd Ostendorf
The print features an image of Abraham Lincoln and Duff Armstrong walking in front of the Cass County Courthouse.
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THE ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER
Albert Bobbett
Steel engraving: ""The Attack on Fort Sumter."" In the foreground, several soliders are depicted both loading and firing cannons. There are also several soliders depicted lying on the ground wounded. In the background, Fort Sumter is depicted as being heavily damaged with smoke coming out.
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Lincoln's Last Visit With His Stepmother
Donna Predmore and Pioneer Advertising
Etching: ""Lincoln's Last Visit With His Stepmother..."" From boxed set: ""Abraham Lincoln In Illinois,"" etchings by Donna Predmore, pub. by Pioneer Advertising. Abraham Lincoln is depicted sitting in a chair with his hat on the floor next to him. Abraham Lincoln faces a rendering of Sarah Bush Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln and Sarah Bush Lincoln are depicted sitting in a house. There is a rendering of a fireplace and mantel in the background. Behind Sarah Bush Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln, there is a table with a flannel table cloth.
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The American Soldier, 1827.
H. Charles McBarron Jr.
Description provided by U.S. Army Center of Military History:
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BIRTH-PLACE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Rhodes and McClure
Nineteenth century print; ""Birth-Place of Abraham Lincoln."" The images depicts a bucolic scene in rural Kentucky. There is grass waving and several lush pear trees depicted in the image. In the background, there are rolling hills and puffy clouds.
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Reproduction print of "The Charge of the First Maryland Regiment at the Death of Ashby"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Description provided by the Abraham Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection: This tinted lithograph done after an 1887 painting by W. L. Sheppard depicts a battlefield scene showing the beginning of the charge of the First Maryland Regiment against the Pennsylvania Bucktail Rifles near Harrisonburg on June 6, 1862. . Confederate troops cluster in the right foreground and appear to be charging toward the left background. Smoke is visible rising in the distance. The publishing information and reports of the battle are printed just below the image. A statement below the Confederate flag reads, "Issued to raise funds for a monument in Baltimore to the Maryland Line."
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General J. E. B. Stuart
Clive R. Wooster
The print features a standing portrait of Jeb Stuart in uniform. It is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored.