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- Lithograph Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 - On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln delivered a carefully written speech at Cooper Union in New York City. This print quotes the speech, which detailed Lincoln's views on stopping further expansion of slavery and likely helped secure his nomination for the presidency. The image is based on a carte-de-visite made that day by pioneering photographer Mathew B. Brady.

- 1860
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Lithograph Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln delivered a carefully written speech at Cooper Union in New York City. This print quotes the speech, which detailed Lincoln's views on stopping further expansion of slavery and likely helped secure his nomination for the presidency. The image is based on a carte-de-visite made that day by pioneering photographer Mathew B. Brady.
- Print, "Assassination of President Lincoln, Ford's Theatre, Washington, April 14, 1865" - Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin in the act of shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.

- April 14, 1865
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Print, "Assassination of President Lincoln, Ford's Theatre, Washington, April 14, 1865"
Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin in the act of shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
- Lithograph, "John Adams: Second President of the United States," circa 1842 -

- circa 1842
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Lithograph, "John Adams: Second President of the United States," circa 1842
- Lithograph, "Battle at Missionary Ridge, Ga.," 1864-1874 -

- November 25, 1863
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Lithograph, "Battle at Missionary Ridge, Ga.," 1864-1874
- Print, Abraham Lincoln, 1861 - Loosely based on a photograph, this beardless portrait of Abraham Lincoln was first issued as a campaign print during the Republican convention in 1860. In the campaign piece, the words "Republican candidate for" were placed between the words reading "Abraham Lincoln" and "Sixteenth President of the United States." After the election the image was reused for this piece.

- 1861
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Print, Abraham Lincoln, 1861
Loosely based on a photograph, this beardless portrait of Abraham Lincoln was first issued as a campaign print during the Republican convention in 1860. In the campaign piece, the words "Republican candidate for" were placed between the words reading "Abraham Lincoln" and "Sixteenth President of the United States." After the election the image was reused for this piece.
- Mezzotint Glass Colored Print, "The Shoemakers," circa 1855 -

- circa 1855
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Mezzotint Glass Colored Print, "The Shoemakers," circa 1855