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- Chromolithograph, "Gambrinus und Seine Apostel in America," 1867 -
- 1867
- Collections - Artifact
Chromolithograph, "Gambrinus und Seine Apostel in America," 1867
- Print, "Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States," 1865 - Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This print made in 1865 was based on a photograph made on February 9, 1864, by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., gallery. The lithographer added the hand hidden in jacket, which was considered a gentleman's pose.
- 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Print, "Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States," 1865
Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This print made in 1865 was based on a photograph made on February 9, 1864, by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., gallery. The lithographer added the hand hidden in jacket, which was considered a gentleman's pose.