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- Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln made himself readily available to many photographers of the era, leaving a large and varied photo legacy. This photolithograph copy made in the early twentieth century, beautifully reproduces the original photo made by Alexander Gardner in his Washington, D.C., studio on Sunday, November 8, 1863. This close-up view of Lincoln's head and shoulders is considered by many to be the greatest portrait of President Lincoln.
- 1863
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Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1863
President Abraham Lincoln made himself readily available to many photographers of the era, leaving a large and varied photo legacy. This photolithograph copy made in the early twentieth century, beautifully reproduces the original photo made by Alexander Gardner in his Washington, D.C., studio on Sunday, November 8, 1863. This close-up view of Lincoln's head and shoulders is considered by many to be the greatest portrait of President Lincoln.
- "Photograph of President Lincoln Meeting General McClellan and Staff at Antietam in October 1862" - President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-feet 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
- October 03, 1862
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"Photograph of President Lincoln Meeting General McClellan and Staff at Antietam in October 1862"
President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-feet 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
- Photomechanical Print, "October 3, 1862--Lincoln and McClellan after Antietam--McClellan's Last Battle" - President Lincoln put his hopes for Union victory in General George McClellan. But chance after chance, McClellan moved too slowly and cautiously to decisively win battles. Lincoln met with McClellan after the Battle of Antietam, urging him to pursue Robert E. Lee in battle. The meeting did not go well and about a month later, Lincoln relieved McClellan of command.
- October 03, 1862
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Photomechanical Print, "October 3, 1862--Lincoln and McClellan after Antietam--McClellan's Last Battle"
President Lincoln put his hopes for Union victory in General George McClellan. But chance after chance, McClellan moved too slowly and cautiously to decisively win battles. Lincoln met with McClellan after the Battle of Antietam, urging him to pursue Robert E. Lee in battle. The meeting did not go well and about a month later, Lincoln relieved McClellan of command.
- Portrait of Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 - 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. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as President Andrew Johnson, were popular subjects.
- 1865-1869
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Portrait of Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869
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. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as President Andrew Johnson, were popular subjects.
- Execution by Hanging of Four Lincoln Assassination Conspirators on July 7, 1865 - Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, prints and card photographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Lincoln's death in April 1865. This photo shows the four convicted and executed Lincoln assassination conspirators hanging from gallows at the Washington Arsenal on July 7, 1865. It is a later print of Alexander Gardner's original photographic negative made at the scene.
- July 07, 1865
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Execution by Hanging of Four Lincoln Assassination Conspirators on July 7, 1865
Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, prints and card photographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Lincoln's death in April 1865. This photo shows the four convicted and executed Lincoln assassination conspirators hanging from gallows at the Washington Arsenal on July 7, 1865. It is a later print of Alexander Gardner's original photographic negative made at the scene.
- Autographed Portrait of John Palmer Usher, 1863-1865 - This autographed portrait carte-de-visite shows John Palmer Usher, Secretary of the Interior under Abraham Lincoln. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
- 1863-1865
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Autographed Portrait of John Palmer Usher, 1863-1865
This autographed portrait carte-de-visite shows John Palmer Usher, Secretary of the Interior under Abraham Lincoln. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
- "Completely Silenced! Dead Confederate Artillery Men," Battle of Antietam, September 16-18, 1862 - Mathew Brady provided extraordinary documentation of the American Civil War by bringing photographers and a portable photographic studio right to the battlefields. Many of these images were reproduced and sold as carte-de-visite photographs or stereographs (which appeared three-dimensional when viewed through a stereoscope), bringing--for the first time--scenes of war and its harsh realities directly into American homes.
- 16 September 1862-18 September 1862
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"Completely Silenced! Dead Confederate Artillery Men," Battle of Antietam, September 16-18, 1862
Mathew Brady provided extraordinary documentation of the American Civil War by bringing photographers and a portable photographic studio right to the battlefields. Many of these images were reproduced and sold as carte-de-visite photographs or stereographs (which appeared three-dimensional when viewed through a stereoscope), bringing--for the first time--scenes of war and its harsh realities directly into American homes.
- Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, Taken by Alexander Gardner, Washington, D.C., November 8, 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln made himself readily available to many photographers of the era, leaving a large and varied photo legacy. This unusual full-length portrait of Lincoln was taken by Alexander Gardner in his Washington, D.C., studio on Sunday, November 8, 1863. This contact print was made by Frederick Hill Meserve in the early 20th century from the original 1863 glass plate negative, which measured 20x16 inches.
- November 08, 1863
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Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, Taken by Alexander Gardner, Washington, D.C., November 8, 1863
President Abraham Lincoln made himself readily available to many photographers of the era, leaving a large and varied photo legacy. This unusual full-length portrait of Lincoln was taken by Alexander Gardner in his Washington, D.C., studio on Sunday, November 8, 1863. This contact print was made by Frederick Hill Meserve in the early 20th century from the original 1863 glass plate negative, which measured 20x16 inches.
- Portrait of John Wilkes Booth, "Booth--Killer of Lincoln," circa 1865 -
- circa 1865
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Portrait of John Wilkes Booth, "Booth--Killer of Lincoln," circa 1865
- Wood Engraving from a Photograph, "President Lincoln, Photographed by Brady," 1861 -
- February 24, 1861
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Wood Engraving from a Photograph, "President Lincoln, Photographed by Brady," 1861