Portrait of Abraham Lincoln Taken on February 9, 1864
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President Abraham Lincoln made himself readily available to many photographers of the era, leaving a large and varied photo legacy. This photograph is one in a series made on February 9, 1864, by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., gallery. Starting in the 1860s people exchanged and collected card photographs like this to help them remember family and celebrities.
President Abraham Lincoln made himself readily available to many photographers of the era, leaving a large and varied photo legacy. This photograph is one in a series made on February 9, 1864, by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., gallery. Starting in the 1860s people exchanged and collected card photographs like this to help them remember family and celebrities.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
09 February 1864
Creators
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896
Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.)
Place of Creation
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Creator Notes
Photographed by Mathew B. Brady, published by Brady National Photographic Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
66.143.23
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.063 in
Width: 2.438 in
Inscriptions
Printed on back: BRADY'S National Portrait Gallery, 625 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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