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- Lithograph, "Last Moments of President LIncoln," 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 depicts a room of the Petersen House, where the president died, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Not all of these people were actually in the room the morning Lincoln died.
- April 15, 1865
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Lithograph, "Last Moments of President LIncoln," 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 depicts a room of the Petersen House, where the president died, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Not all of these people were actually in the room the morning Lincoln died.
- Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943 - Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.
- July 28, 1943
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Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943
Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.
- Amelia Earhart Meets Richard Byrd aboard SS President Roosevelt, Returning from the Transatlantic Flight, July 6, 1928 - Amelia Earhart was congratulated by explorer Richard Byrd for her 1928 flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart, riding as a passenger with pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon, made the crossing in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Byrd used a similar Fokker on his North Pole flight in 1926.
- July 06, 1928
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Amelia Earhart Meets Richard Byrd aboard SS President Roosevelt, Returning from the Transatlantic Flight, July 6, 1928
Amelia Earhart was congratulated by explorer Richard Byrd for her 1928 flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart, riding as a passenger with pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon, made the crossing in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Byrd used a similar Fokker on his North Pole flight in 1926.
- Portrait of Union Army General John A. Logan, 1863-1865 - Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Admired politicians or military officers, such as General John A. Logan, were popular subjects.
- 1863-1865
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Portrait of Union Army General John A. Logan, 1863-1865
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Admired politicians or military officers, such as General John A. Logan, were popular subjects.
- Portrait of Robert O'Neill Ford, a U. S. Marine Corps 2nd Lieutenant, 1862-1864 - This carte-de-visite portrait shows a Union Marine Officer, Lieutenant Robert O'Neill Ford, who served on the USS <em>Constellation</em> in the Mediterranean Sea. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- 1862-1864
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Portrait of Robert O'Neill Ford, a U. S. Marine Corps 2nd Lieutenant, 1862-1864
This carte-de-visite portrait shows a Union Marine Officer, Lieutenant Robert O'Neill Ford, who served on the USS Constellation in the Mediterranean Sea. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- Five Confederate Generals in Mexico, 1865 -
- October 09, 1865
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Five Confederate Generals in Mexico, 1865
- Portrait of 1st Lieutenant DeLoss C. LeBaron, 18th Michigan Infantry, Company B, 1865 - A.J. Hoag of Tecumseh, Michigan, made this bust portrait of Union Army infantry officer DeLoss C. LeBaron. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- 1865
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Portrait of 1st Lieutenant DeLoss C. LeBaron, 18th Michigan Infantry, Company B, 1865
A.J. Hoag of Tecumseh, Michigan, made this bust portrait of Union Army infantry officer DeLoss C. LeBaron. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- Thomas Clarkson Gordon's Painting of Civil War General William Grose, 1861-1865 -
- 1861-1865
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Thomas Clarkson Gordon's Painting of Civil War General William Grose, 1861-1865
- Portrait of General George Crook, circa 1873 - George Crook (1829-1890) graduated from West Point in 1852 and served in California before distinguishing himself as a Union commander during the Civil War. After the war, Crook led military campaigns against the Paiute, Lakota, and Apache tribes. Though he fought against Native nations, General Crook later struggled with the U.S. government to uphold its promises to his one-time adversaries.
- 1873-1874
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Portrait of General George Crook, circa 1873
George Crook (1829-1890) graduated from West Point in 1852 and served in California before distinguishing himself as a Union commander during the Civil War. After the war, Crook led military campaigns against the Paiute, Lakota, and Apache tribes. Though he fought against Native nations, General Crook later struggled with the U.S. government to uphold its promises to his one-time adversaries.
- General William Starke Rosecrans, circa 1861-1865 - Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Admired politicians or military officers, such as General William Rosencrans, were popular subjects.
- 1861-1865
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General William Starke Rosecrans, circa 1861-1865
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Admired politicians or military officers, such as General William Rosencrans, were popular subjects.