President Lincoln and his youngest son Tad photographed only four days before the president was assassinated!
(1809-1865) Illinois lawyer. 16th President U.S.A., 1861-65. Led the Union through the Civil War. Famous for The Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves, and the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. His second term in the White House was cut short when he became the first American President to be assassinated. He was shot by the famous actor, John Wilkes Booth, at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865, dying early the next morning.
Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. President Lincoln and his youngest son, Tad. Imprint on the front mount, The last Likeness taken of The President And His Son Thaddeus. No back mark. Ostendorf #-114. This view was taken by Alexander Gardner, in Washington, D.C., on April 10, 1865., only four days before the president was assassinated. |