Portrait of Abraham Lincoln Taken on February 9, 1864

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)

Subject Date

09 February 1864

Creator Notes

Photographed by Mathew B. Brady, published by Brady National Photographic Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Location

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.
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln Taken on February 9, 1864