(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.

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Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. View of the Lincoln home, on the corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets, in Springfield, Illinois. The residence is draped in mourning as a display of sorrow for the assassinated president, Springfield's own Honest Abe. This image was taken by local photographer, F.W. Ingmire. Backmark: F.W. Ingmire, Photographic Artist, City Gallery, West Side of Public Square, Springfield, Ill. Light edge wear. Very fine. Very desirable Lincoln assassination related image with the local Springfield...

(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.

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Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Composite view featuring portraits of President Abraham Lincoln surrounded by Generals U.S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan, and Admirals David G. Farragut and David D. Porter. Title of card is Peace Commissioners. No backmark. Light age toning.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Composite view featuring portraits of President Abraham Lincoln surrounded by members of his cabinet; William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Simon Cameron, Montgomery Blair, Hannibal Hamlin, Edward Bates, Gideon Welles, and Caleb B. Smith. Names and cabinet positions are printed below each portrait. Title of the card is President And Cabinet 1861. Gurney & Son, N.Y. is imprinted on the front mount. Backmark: J. Gurney & Son, N.Y. Very fine.

(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.

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(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.

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(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.

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One of the most popular Lincoln portraits ever taken, it was done by Anthony Berger, at Mathew Brady's studio, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 1864. Abraham & his youngest son Tad study a Brady photograph album which the elder Lincoln holds on his lap.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 1/2 x 4 card. Imprint on the front mount, President Lincoln At Home. Backmark: The New York Photographic Co., New York. Light age toning and wear.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. This photo was executed from an artist's drawing that was made of the Lincoln deathbed scene at the Petersen House, in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 1865. Among the prominent persons in the scene are Gideon Welles, Montgomery C. Meigs, Henry W. Halleck, Salmon P. Chase, Charles Sumner, Edwin M. Stanton, and Mary Lincoln kneeling at her husband's bedside. No backmark. Light age toning and wear. Very popular 1865 parlor album cdv.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Lithographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington embracing in Heaven. This was a very popular card that was published right after President Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. Period ink inscription on the front mount, Washington & Lincoln. There is also a period ink inscription on the reverse: This is a picture of Genl. Washington receiving Pres. Lincoln in Heaven. 2 cents orange revenue tax stamp on the reverse. Very fine. Scarcely a parlor album in the North was...

In patriotic cdv card

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photographs, mounted within raised, embossed fancy oval frames surrounded by stars. There is a spread winged eagle, and American flags above the Lincolns, and a U.S. shield and olive branch below. Alden Artist imprint on the front mount. Backmark: A.E. Alden, Providence, R.I. Minor age toning. Very fine Lincoln patriotic cdv.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Rendering of the famous Lincoln log cabin home. Standing in front are Abe Lincoln's second cousins, Dennis Hanks at left, and John Hanks at right. Imprint, Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by J.L. Campbell in the Clerk's Office of the Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Title below, President Lincoln's first Home in Illinois. Backmark: Joseph Ward, 126 Washington Street, Boston. Light age toning. Very fine.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Full view of the Faith children; Mary, Tillie and Josie. Backmark: F.W. Ingmire, Springfield, Ill., with 2 cents blue revenue tax stamp on the reverse which has an ink cancellation with the photographer's initials F.W.I., and the year 1864. Period inscription on the reverse; Mary, Tillie & Josie, for a soldier friend. Mrs. Mary R. Faith, corner 7th & Jefferon St., Springfield, Ills. Age toning, staining, and light wear. Very neat Lincoln & Springfield related image. Scarce.

(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.

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(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...

(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.

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"Like some solitary pine!"

(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...

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 card. Portrait of the first family, President Lincoln, holding a book on his lap, and wife Mary Todd Lincoln are both seated while their sons, Captain Robert Lincoln, the eldest, and Tad Lincoln, the youngest, are standing. A framed portrait of their deceased son, Willie Lincoln, the middle child, can be partially seen on the wall at upper right. No backmark. Card is trimmed. Light age toning. Slight mounting trace at the top. Lincoln and Family is written on the reverse in period...

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Engraved portrait of a weeping female figure kneeling at the coffin of the slain president. The name Lincoln can be seen on the bier. A weeping Union soldier is at the upper left, and weeping sailor at upper right. No backmark. Very fine.