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[Framed photograph of Lincoln by Samuel Alschuler.]

[Framed photograph of Lincoln by Samuel Alschuler.]

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Abraham Lincoln to James N. Brown, Monday, October 18, 1858  (Slavery)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 4. Addenda, 1774-1948: Abraham Lincoln to Joshua Speed, May 22, 1860
Anonymous.  “A Citizen” to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, November 08, 1860  (Telegram reporting Lincoln was hanged in effigy)
A prayer to be said by all good citizens on the day of fasting & prayer, ordered by Abraham Lincoln. The prayer .... [n. p.] [186-].

A prayer to be said by all good citizens on the day of fasting & praye...

On verso: 589729 Mar. 19 '40 Rare Bk Rm. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 236, Folder 40.

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 2. General Correspondence. 1858-1864: Salmon P. Chase to John G Nicolay, 1861-65 (Trade regulations)
Emancipation. And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves, within designated states and parts of States are, and henceforeward [sic] shall be free! [J. L. Magee copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.]

Emancipation. And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid...

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Abraham Lincoln to William H. Seward, Tuesday, August 20, 1861  (Appointment of Zebina Eastman)
[Presidenet Abraham Lincoln, seated next to a table]

[Presidenet Abraham Lincoln, seated next to a table]

Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln in one of a series of six pictures taken on the day before the official opening of Alexander Gardner's new gallery. Reproduced from a sepia enlargement. (Source: Ostendorf,... More

[Gardner portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

[Gardner portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Meserve no. 59. A photograph made by Alexander Gardner in Washington November 15, 1863. (From the Photographic Portraits of Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln Memorial University; The Meserve Collection, 1941.) Alexande... More

[J. C. Buttre portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Based on a Brady photograph.]

[J. C. Buttre portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Based on a Brady photograph...

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[Brady photograph of Abraham Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

[Brady photograph of Abraham Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Meserve no. 85. Copy of photograph. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated]

[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated]

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Portrait of The champions of liberty, Print

Portrait of The champions of liberty, Print

Print shows bust portraits of George Washington, facing slightly right, and Abraham Lincoln, facing left, in ovals, with the figure of Liberty seated between them and an eagle perched above her on the Emancipat... More

Death and burial of Abraham Lincoln [Cut of Abraham Lincoln A nation mourns his loss! By Humanities [pseud] Air:- "Sweet home." Boston: Morrill, Pr. [1865].

Death and burial of Abraham Lincoln [Cut of Abraham Lincoln A nation m...

Poem of four stanzas.; 2582 E 8 12 Jy 46.; Rec. 7-18-46.; $6.00.; 5-31-46 pv; Goodspeed; 398 217; DCM 10 5-13-46 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images a... More

President Lincoln's funeral - burial service at Oak Ridge, Springfield, Illinois

President Lincoln's funeral - burial service at Oak Ridge, Springfield...

Wood engraving after sketch by W. Waud. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 9 (1865 May 27), p. 329. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

[Abraham Lincoln, seated and holding a book, with his son Tad (Thomas) leaning on a table]

[Abraham Lincoln, seated and holding a book, with his son Tad (Thomas)...

Photo by Alexander Gardner taken at Gardner's Gallery in Washington, DC, on Sunday, February 5, 1865. This last photo session from life was long thought to have happened on April 10, 1865, but more recent resea... More

The Murderers doom. Miserable death of J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln. Shot through the head by Sergeant Boston Corbett in a barn on Garrett's Farm near the Rappahannock, April 25, 1865.

The Murderers doom. Miserable death of J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin o...

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Abraham Lincoln, Pres. U.S.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Abraham Lincoln, Pres. U.S.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Full lgth., seated, facing right; holding long sheets of paper on lap. Steel engraving after painting by Nast, copyrighted by Johnson, Fry & Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capt... More

[Abraham Lincoln] - Public domain portrait painting

[Abraham Lincoln] - Public domain portrait painting

Print showing portrait of Abraham Lincoln, with beard. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[An Interior view of the original Lincoln cabin showing the old fireplace in the west room and the old spinning jenny of Mrs. Lincoln]

[An Interior view of the original Lincoln cabin showing the old firepl...

23552W U.S. Copyright Office. From Kimball Hall Studio, Chicago. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A. Lincoln showing Sojourner Truth the Bible presented by colored people of Baltimore, Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, 1864

A. Lincoln showing Sojourner Truth the Bible presented by colored peop...

Photograph of a painting. R.D. Bayley, Battle Creek, Mich. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders profile]

[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders profile]

Detail from carte de visite (Meserve no. 63) showing Lincoln seated next to a small table. Date from: Looking for Lincoln / Philip B. Kunhardt III. NY: Knopf, 2008, p. 468. Ostendorf, no. 61-B Meserve, no. 62 ... More

[President Abraham Lincoln, oval bust portrait, facing right]

[President Abraham Lincoln, oval bust portrait, facing right]

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[Abraham Lincoln, seated in chair, full portrait]

[Abraham Lincoln, seated in chair, full portrait]

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Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Lorin Blodget, et al. to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, March 23, 1863 (Testing of "solidified Greek fire"; with memorandum by Lincoln)
Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection: Literary File, 1841-1919; Speeches, 1876-1890; 1887; Apr. 14 , "Abraham Lincoln"; Admission tickets

Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection: Literary Fi...

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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, 50...

See also HABS WI-303 (A-E) and HABS WI-360 (A-U) for additional documentation. Significance: The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) was established in 1865 as the first federal-level institut... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, July 27, 1848 (Speech on Taylor and veto)
Joseph Holt Papers: Miscellany, 1797-1917; Printed matter; Business cards

Joseph Holt Papers: Miscellany, 1797-1917; Printed matter; Business ca...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joseph Holt Papers: Miscellany, 1797-1917; Printed matter; Business cards

Joseph Holt Papers: Miscellany, 1797-1917; Printed matter; Business ca...

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Abraham Lincoln's return home - Victorian era public domain image

Abraham Lincoln's return home - Victorian era public domain image

After his successful campaign for the Presidency of the United States, in October, 1860. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Rees Print & Litho. Company.

James K. Moorhead to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, January 15, 1864  (Introduces Mrs. Fagan)
George A. S. Crooker to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, October 07, 1862  (Sioux uprising in Minnesota)
Levi Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, March 02, 1849  (Legal Business)
Edward R. S. Canby to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, December 19, 1864  (Reply to Lincoln's letter of Sept. 21)
A. S. Plimpton to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, August 29, 1864  (Urges Lincoln to tour the North)
The procession approaching Union Square. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

The procession approaching Union Square. New York (state) 19th Century...

Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession on Broadway heading towards Union Square. The building on the left is the home of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt, grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt. (Sour... More

"The impending crisis"--Or caught in the act

"The impending crisis"--Or caught in the act

The print's title derives from the name of Hinton Rowan Helper's 1857 pamphlet "The Impending Crisis," an influential document in antislavery literature. Here the crisis is that of New York senator William H. S... More

Zachariah Chandler to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, November 15, 1863  (Political affairs)
Jacob R. Freese to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, December 23, 1864  (Honorary degree from Princeton)
Ulysses S. Grant to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, July 20, 1863  (Introduces John A. Rawlins)
Denton Offutt to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, September 07, 1859  (with printed advertisement on phrenology of animals)
Smith & Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, June 13, 1861  (Express receipt)
Satan tempting Booth to the murder of the President

Satan tempting Booth to the murder of the President

Lincoln's assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, is goaded by a hideous Mephistophelian figure to shoot the unsuspecting President, who is visible in a theater box beyond. Booth stands erect, his left arm behind hi... More

[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Unidentified man, arrested on suspicion of being a conspirator (has been erroneously taken for Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who had a bald forehead; but is probably Hartman Richter, Atzerodt's cousin, arrested with him but later released)]

[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Unidentified man, arrested on suspicion of...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865. This photograph has background of dark metal, and was presumably taken on the monitors, U.S.S. Montauk and Saugus, w... More

Lincoln and his contemporaries - Public domain portrait drawing

Lincoln and his contemporaries - Public domain portrait drawing

Three scenes showing: Lincoln with Stanton, Seward, Sumner, Douglas, Seymore, and Chase, in 1858; Lincoln and six legislators, with the U.S. Capitol in background, in 1865; and Lincoln standing, with dome of th... More

Cyrus W. Field to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, December 27, 1861  (Introduction)
Henry Foelke to Abraham Lincoln, February 1861  (Translation of German Poem welcoming Lincoln to Washington)

Henry Foelke to Abraham Lincoln, February 1861 (Translation of German...

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Granville Moody to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, March 27, 1865  (Appointment of Joseph Patterson; with resolutions from Piqua, Ohio meeting)
Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, January 01, 1863  (Final Emancipation Proclamation, Official Copy)
Oliver H. P. Parker to Abraham Lincoln, September 1860  (Slave Power conspiracy theory)
[Engine "Nashville" of the Lincoln funeral train]

[Engine "Nashville" of the Lincoln funeral train]

Photo shows a Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad engine, with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln mounted on the front. The engine was one of several used to carry Lincoln's body from Washington, D.C., to Spri... More

Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V.

Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V.

5662? U.S. Copyright Office. Second impression (E-size); has tear below image. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.

Thomas A. Jenckes to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, September 11, 1862  (Raising of a black regiment)
George T. Allen to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, January 23, 1864  (Support)
Emancipation of the slaves, proclamed [i.e. proclaimed] on the 22nd September 1862, by Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of North America

Emancipation of the slaves, proclamed [i.e. proclaimed] on the 22nd Se...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Waeshle, J. Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" at the Library of ... More

[President Abraham Lincoln's catafalque, New York City, N.Y., April 24 or 25, 1865]

[President Abraham Lincoln's catafalque, New York City, N.Y., April 24...

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Alexander K. McClure to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, October 19, 1860  (Death of Douglas ticket in Pennsylvania)
Alexander K. McClure to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, October 19, 1860  (Death of Douglas ticket in Pennsylvania)
[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

"Copyright 1900 by M.P. Rice, Washn., D.C." bottom right. Original photograph by Alexander Gardner. Ostendorf, no. 77 (variant) Meserve, no. 59 Similar to portrait published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complet... More

Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation / The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati.

Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation / The Strobridge Lit...

Text of Emancipation Proclamation; with two U.S. flags and eagle over head-and-shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln and flanked by allegorical figures of Justice and Liberty. 6093 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyr... More

[Cort Theatre program for Drinkwater's play entitled, Abraham Lincoln.]

[Cort Theatre program for Drinkwater's play entitled, Abraham Lincoln....

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Abraham Lincoln / lith. & published by Edw. Mendel.

Abraham Lincoln / lith. & published by Edw. Mendel.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Political chart. Presidential campaign, 1860

Political chart. Presidential campaign, 1860

Campaign broadside presenting portraits and platforms of all candidates as well as portraits of the 15 previous Presidents.

Champion. Extra. Inaugural Address, President Lincoln, [Newspaper].

Champion. Extra. Inaugural Address, President Lincoln, [Newspaper].

Penciled notation: "Atchison, Kansas, March 5, 1861."

Little Mack and his party "going up" Salt River on a gunboat. Terrific explosion of the "Quaker gun" and destruction of the entire party.

Little Mack and his party "going up" Salt River on a gunboat. Terrific...

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A Thrilling incident during voting - 18th ward, Philadelphia, October 11th.

A Thrilling incident during voting - 18th ward, Philadelphia, October ...

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Union and liberty! And union and slavery!

Union and liberty! And union and slavery!

An anti-McClellan broadside, contrasting Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln's advocacy of equality and free labor in the North to Democratic opponent McClellan's alleged support of the Southern slave system. ... More

[Jefferson Davis's attempted escape in woman's clothes with a knife in his hand.]

[Jefferson Davis's attempted escape in woman's clothes with a knife in...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bingham and Dodd portrait of Lincoln.]

[Bingham and Dodd portrait of Lincoln.]

Facsimile of Lincoln's signature at bottom. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

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President Lincoln and family circle. The friends of universal freedom and equal rights for all; this picture is respectfully dedicated by the publishers.

President Lincoln and family circle. The friends of universal freedom ...

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Abolishing Slavery. Joint resolution of the thirty eight Congress of the United States of America, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery.

Abolishing Slavery. Joint resolution of the thirty eight Congress of t...

Includes list of Congressmen voting aye. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[First edition of the emancipation proclamation.]
[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, half-length portrait, facing right]

[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, half-length portrait, facing...

Photo of Lincoln made from a negative taken in Springfield, Illinois, by Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860. One of several poses from that day. "Wrote Lincoln's law partner, William H. Herndon, 'There is the pec... More

[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Photo shows Lincoln in a print made from a negative taken by Alexander Hesler, Springfield, Illinois, June 3, 1860. Lincoln said of this portrait: "That looks better and expresses me better than any I have ever... More

[Abraham Lincoln, seated next to small table, in a reflective pose, May 16, 1861]

[Abraham Lincoln, seated next to small table, in a reflective pose, Ma...

Copy of a photograph taken in 1861 at Mathew Brady's studio in Washington, D.C. Attribution to Brady and date from Looking for Lincoln: the making of an American icon / Philip B. Kunhardt, III. New York: Alfre... More

[Three-quarter length portrait of Presidenet Abraham Lincoln standing]

[Three-quarter length portrait of Presidenet Abraham Lincoln standing]

Illus. in: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln / Frederick Hill Meserve. New York, Privately printed, 1911, p. 78. Ostendorf, no. 86 B Meserve, no. 76 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by ... More

[Houdini and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln]

[Houdini and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln]

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologis... More

Lincoln Memorial statue by Daniel Chester French, Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Memorial statue by Daniel Chester French, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to Isham G. Harris, May 11, 1861 (Seizure of C. E. Hillman)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Andrew H. Reeder to Abraham Lincoln and Simon Cameron, Wednesday, November 21, 1860 (Recommends Cameron for cabinet)
William H. Seward to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 01, 1861  (Memorandum: “Some thoughts for the President's consideration”)
George A. S. Crooker to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, October 07, 1862  (Sioux uprising in Minnesota)
Thomas A. Jenckes to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, December 01, 1860  (Lawyer wants to work for Lincoln Admin.)
Cyrus W. Field to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, December 14, 1861  (Cover letter)
Crowd at the Baltimore depot before the funeral arrived

Crowd at the Baltimore depot before the funeral arrived

Photograph shows flags waving at the Baltimore rail terminal where a crowd is gathered awaiting the arrival of Abraham Lincoln's funeral car on April 21, 1865.

Horace Greeley to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, February 06, 1865  (Requests exchange of Roger A. Pryor)
Death of Abraham Lincoln, April 15th 1865 / E.B. & E.C. Kellogg ; F.P. Whiting.

Death of Abraham Lincoln, April 15th 1865 / E.B. & E.C. Kellogg ; F.P....

Print shows Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed surrounded by large group of men, each identified on the print. No. 259. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, 2005-2006.

[Antietam, Md. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. General John A. McClernand; another view]

[Antietam, Md. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. General Jo...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Battle of Antietam, September-October 1862.

Mary Todd Lincoln's seed-pearl necklace and matching bracelets.

Mary Todd Lincoln's seed-pearl necklace and matching bracelets.

The jewelry came to the Library in 1937 as part of the gift from Lincoln's granddaughter, Mary Lincoln Isham Tiffany records indicate that President Abraham Lincoln purchased the items on April 28, 1862 in Manh... More

Samuel F. B. Morse to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, November 14, 1862  (Telegram regarding sale of library)
Zebina Eastman to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, December 10, 1861  (Report from England)
Cyrus W. Field to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, December 26, 1861  (Cover letter)
[President Abraham Lincoln's hearse, Springfield] / S.M. Fassett, photographer, Chicago.

[President Abraham Lincoln's hearse, Springfield] / S.M. Fassett, phot...

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Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revol...

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Arkansas Citizens to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, February 11, 1864  (Telegram requesting more time before the election)
J. Y. James and William M. Bohan to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, September 17, 1863  (Telegram offering brigade to resist French invasion of Texas)
[Currency.] - Public domain portrait print

[Currency.] - Public domain portrait print

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