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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William H. Seward [recto], Jefferson Davis [verso]
Nineteenth century print, possibly cut from a book. The recto features a bust portrait of William H. Seward. Jefferson Davis is featured on the reverse.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Anthony Berger
Reproduction of Anthony Berger portrait of A. Lincoln [Ref: O-92].
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Reproduction print of "Surrender of General Lee at Appomattox C.H.V. April 9th 1865."
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "Surrender of Gen. Lee." Depicts Grant and Lee seated at table. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum.
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Reproduction print of "The Room in the McLean House, at Appomattox C.H., which Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "The Room in the McLean House..." Depicts seated Grant and Lee, plus officers. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum. Identical to 4615.
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Reproduction print of "The Surrender of General Lee"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "The Surrender of General Lee." Depicts seated Grant, Lee, and officers, all on horseback. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum.
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Reproduction print of "The Surrender of General Lee"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "Surrender of Gen. Lee." Outdoor view depicting Grant, Lee, and officers and troops in background. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum. Identical to 4614.
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Reproduction print of "The Surrender of General Lee"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "The Surrender of General Lee." Outdoor view depicts Grant, Lee, and officers and troops. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum.
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Reproduction print of "The Surrender of Lee"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "The Surrender of Lee." Depicts Grant and Lee seated at tables, and officers present. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum.
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Reproduction print of "Grant and Lee"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "Grant and Lee." Outdoor view depicts Grant, Lee, and officers on horseback. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum.
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Walt Whitman
Perfection Form Company
Poster features bust depiction of Walt Whitman in hues of green. The bust is surrounded by illustrations of grass leaves. Whitman was a nineteenth-century American poet best know for his work, Leaves of Grass.
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Reproduction print of "Surrender of Gen. Lee"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "Surrender of Gen. Lee." Outdoor view depicting Grant, Lee, and officers and troops in background. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum. Identical to 4613.
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Reproduction print of "The Room in the McLean House, at Appomattox C.H., which Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant"
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of a print; "The Room in the McLean House..." Depicts seated Grant and Lee, plus officers. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum. Identical to 4616.
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The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Eric G. Long
A color reproduction of a photograph. It features an image of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in front of the Reflecting Pool.
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Unconditional Union Ticket
Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum
Copy photo, photograph of Lincoln and Johnson election ticket. From original in collections of Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum.
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Painting of Abraham Lincoln as a Storekeeper
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The object is a copy photograph of a painting depicting Abraham Lincoln as a storekeeper. In the painting, Lincoln is shown weighing goods.
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Abraham Lincoln Portrait Plaque
George Edward Perine
The decorative plaque features a reproduction engraving of a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The image has been affixed to a wood plaque.
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Jeff Davis, After the Fall of Fort Sumter 1861/1863
Lincoln National Life Foundation and David Claypoole Johnston
The print is a reproduction of a ca. 1863 lithographic caricature of Jefferson Davis. A feature of the original print included a tab a the bottom. When pulled, the tab would change the expression of Davis from an open-mouth smile to a scowl with bulging eyes. The date in the caption of the print changes from 1861 (date of Confederate Victory) to 1863 (date of Confederate defeat). The reproductive print shows both the unpulled and pulled tab version of the lithograph in two panels. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Forget What?
James F. Martin
One of a set of 3 cartoons, by James F. Martin, this one c. 1964. Depicts black male, with caption: ""Forget What?."" In this print, there is a rendering of a black male wearing a Confederate grey hat and a Union blue coat. The figure is depicted as having a cane in his left hand. The person appears to be facing the center of the page.
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James F. Martin Print Set folder
Rebel Prints
Envelope for one of a set of 3 cartoons, by James F. Martin, 1958-64. The envelope is white with red script. The envelop has not been filled out.
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Vignette Portrait of Boston Corbett
Vignette portrait of Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot John Wilkes Booth. [Possibly a 20th century print; not on a cardboard mount.]
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Jefferson Davis Pull Tab Lithograph
D. C. Johnston Studio
Confederate president Jefferson Davis appears in this cartoon pull-tab lithograph. The tab changes his expression from a smile about the Confederate victory at Fort Sumter to a frown over the surrender of Vicksburg.
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Winfield Scott Hancock Illustration and Biography
John Chester Buttre and Mathew Brady
The object includes a book illustration and accompanying text that have been removed from an unknown book (possibly a 19th century book). The illustration is an engraved portrait of Winfield Scott Hancock, a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880, and the text is a short biography of his life and career. Both are printed on white paper and black ink.
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Ethan Allen Hitchcock Illustration and Biography
John Chester Buttre and John Adams Whipple
The object includes a book illustration and accompanying text that have been removed from an unknown book (possibly a 19th century book). The illustration is an engraved portrait of Ethan Allen Hitchcock, a career United States Army officer, and the text is a short biography of his life and career. Both are printed on white paper and black ink.
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Silas Horton Stringham Illustration and Biography
John Chester Buttre and Mathew Brady
The object includes a book illustration and accompanying text that have been removed from an unknown book (possibly a 19th century book). The illustration is an engraved portrait of Silas Horton Stringham, an officer of the United States Navy ,and the text is a short biography of his life and career. Both are printed on white paper and black ink.
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The Battle of Chancellorsville (from The Life Stories of Famous Americans)
The print is an illustration from the book The Life Stories of Famous Americans. It depicts a scene from the Battle of Chancellorsville, fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863. It is known as General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory during the American Civil War. The image is printed in black ink on off-white paper. It appears to have been removed from a bound volume. The item's verso contains an excerpt from page 104 of the book.