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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Abraham Lincoln Sits For Ambrotype
Lloyd Ostendorf
The print features Abraham Lincoln sitting for an ambrotype by Samuel G. Alschuler. Judge J. D. Cunningham is pictured in the background.
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FORTRESS MONROE.
Cassell, Petter and Galpin
Steel engraving: ""Fortress Monroe."" In the foreground, there is a a small tug boat floating. In the center, there is a large sailboat located near an extended dock or pier. Fortress Monroe is depicted in toward the back of the image. It has a large American flag waving on the left. On the right, there is a large light house. Smaller boats and vessels are also present in front of the fortress.
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Entering Illinois
Donna Predmore and Pioneer Advertising
Etching: ""Entering Illinois..."" From boxed set: ""Abraham Lincoln In Illinois,"" etchings by Donna Predmore, pub. by Pioneer Advertising. In the center of the page, Thomas Lincoln is depicted standing with a large stick in his left hand. There is a partially obscured object in his right hand. In the background of the portrait, there is a covered wagon with numerous people. Trees, stumps and animals are also depicted.
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Lincoln Pauses During a Circuit Court Session
Lloyd Ostendorf
The print features Abraham Lincoln playing a ball game with two male youths. The Shelby County Courthouse is pictured in the background.
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The Battle of Bull Run
Philip Meeder
Nineteenth century print; ""The Battle of Bull Run."" In the foreground of the image, there are two mounted calvary officers along with several wounded soldiers. One solider is depicted as struggling to maintain control of a horse. In the center of the image, there are several soldiers standing in a long line, preparing to discharge weapons. In the background, there is an opposing army.
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FORT SUMTER IN RUINS.
Cassell, Petter and Galpin
Steel engraving: ""Fort Sumter In Ruins."" In the foreground, there is a depiction of the ocean with birds flying overhead. In the center of the image, Fort Sumner is depicted as heavily damaged. There is smoke coming off the stone structure. There is also a large sections that are depicted as having collapsed. There is also an American flag above the stone structure.
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Repeal of the Nebraska Act
Lloyd Ostendorf
The print features an image of Judge Alfred Hinton greeting Abraham Lincoln at the Hinton House. Lincoln traveled to Carrollton, Illinois to speat up for the repeal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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The Tremont Hotel
Chicago Historical Society
The image depicts the Tremont Hotel, a historic landmark from the mid-1800s. It is the location from which Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln launched their senatorial races. It also served as the headquarters for the Illinois Republican Party during the 1860 Republican National Convention. Stephen A. Douglas died there in 1861. The hotel was destroyed in the Chicago Fire of 1871.
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The Water Works and Tower
Chicago Historical Society
The image depicts the Chicago Water Tower, erected in 1869 and the only structure on the north side of the city to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
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Willie Lincoln
Mathew Brady
The object is a reproduction of photo of Willie Lincoln, Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's third son [Ref: O, p. 304].
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Holding the Line
Gilbert Gaul
This black and white print depicts a battle scene. In the foreground, there is a a stream with soldiers standing in assorted fighting poses. At the image's left, a solider stands aiming a firearm, while another leans back in midair. Other soldiers appear in different positions aiming firearms. In the background, soldiers appear to be headed toward the battle. This piece appears to be a lithographic reproduction of Gaul's original oil painting, The Skirmish Line.
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Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Gardner
The print features a reproduction of an 1863 photograph of Abraham Lincoln. The photo is of Lincoln from the chest up. He wears a dark suit and tie and an expressionless gaze. At the bottom, a facsimile signature is featured as well as his birth and death information.
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Lieutenant Bayard Wilkeson Holding His Battery (G, 4th United States Artillery) to Its Work in an Exposed Position
An artist rendering of Lieutenant Bayard Wilkson in battle atop his horse. Wilkeson participated in the Battle of Gettysburg on 1 July 1863 as the commander of Battery G, 4th US Artillery. He died in battle from a cannon shot to his lower leg.
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General Grant
Clive R. Wooster
The print features a standing portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in uniform. It is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored.
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Meeting of General Joseph E. Johnston and General Bishoph Polk Marietta, Georgie - 1864
Clive R. Wooster
The print features a scene depicting a meeting between General Joseph E. Johnston and General Bishop Leonidas Polk. It is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored.
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Citizens Voting
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of an engraving depicting citizens voting. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum.
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Retreat of the Confederates from Shiloh
Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Steel engraving: ""Retreat of the Confederates from Shiloh."" This work is likely a reproduction removed from a book. In the foreground, there is a solider and horse lying down wounded. In the center of the image, there are four wounded soldiers walking from the battle. There is one solider riding a horse. Two covered wagons are also depicted.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago Historical Society
The image depicts the Union Stock Yards, the meatpacking district of Chicago for more than a century starting in 1865. In the image, various forms of livestock are shown as well as several buildings.
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On the Confederate Line of Battle "With Fate Against Them." From the Painting by Gilbert Gaul
The image depicts Confederate soldiers in battle. Many soldiers lay dead on the ground. A group huddles in the center of the field with a raised Confederate flag.
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The Eleven-inch Forward Pivot-gun on the "Kearsarge," in Action
J. O. Davidson
The image depicts the USS Kearsarge in conflict with the CSS Alabama, which took place during the Battle of Cherbourg on 19 June 1864. Prominently displayed in the image is the ship's 11-inch gun.
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A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
Lloyd Ostendorf
The print depicts Abraham Lincoln giving his A House Divided Speech on 16 June 1858 at the then Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.
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Clinch Rifles of Georgia
Clive R. Wooster
The print features a portrait of a member of the 5th Georgia Infantry Regiment. He stands holding a rifles under his proper right arm. The print is a part of a collection of thirty prints. Possibly hand colored.
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BUILT FROM THE RUINS: BANNER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION
Steel engraving: "Banner of South Carolina Convention." There are two columns of six tiles with the names of various slave holding states in each. At the top, there are three additional tiles with the "South Carolina, Georgia and Florida." At the bottom of the image, there is additional engravings. "Built from the Ruins" and "Banner of South Carolina Convention." There are also partially obscured broken tiles with the names of various non-slave holding states on them.
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THE "MERRIMAC," FROM A SKETCH MADE THE DAY BEFORE THE FIGHT
Benjamin Lewis Blackford
Nineteenth century print; ""The 'Merrimac'."" This likely a reproduction that was removed from a book. The artifact appears to be half of a page. The bottom of the page includes a detail rendering of the Merrimac. There is smoke coming out of the top of the ship.
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THE SINKING OF THE ALABAMA
Unknown
Steel engraving: ""Sinking of the Alabama."" The Alabama is depicted as being heavily damaged. The center of the ship is shown to have sunk. There are several small life boats seen near the vessel. In the background of the image, there is a second large ship. The sky is depicted as largely cloudy.
