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[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, three-quarter length p...

Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right. Illus. in: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln / Frederick Hill Meserve. New York, Privately printed, 1911, p. 51. Ostendorf, no.... More

Military on Broadway. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Stereograph shows soldiers on Broadway, men in trees and crowds lining the street, probably during Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, April, 24 or 25, New York City, N.Y. No. 345. Publisher attribution base... More

The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott

A general parody on the 1860 presidential contest, highlighting the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the race. That controversial decision, handed down in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, ruled that ne... More

The cabinet at Washington. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Periodical illustration showing President Lincoln seated at a table with his cabinet officers. Illus. from: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 237 (1861 July 13), p. 437. Gift; Joel Goldstein and Elinor Goldstein; 200... More

Virginia, [Partial map of Virginia.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No scale given. Octagonal shape, surrounded by 32 portraits of military heroes of the Civil War.

Uncle Sam protecting his property against the encroachments of his cou...

Northern fears of European intervention in the Civil War on behalf of the South are manifest here.Uncle Sam, in the form of a bearded Union soldier (closely resembling Abraham Lincoln), unceremoniously routs Jo... More

President Lincoln & cabinet / lith. of J.H. Bufford.

Print shows Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait, facing right, at center, surrounded by bust portraits of members of his cabinet, clockwise from top, "Simon Cameron, Secy. of War", "Salmon P. Chase, Secy. of the Tre... More

[Portrait of Lincoln seated at desk.]

Circular portrait of Lincoln seated at desk. Civil War scenes in background.

[Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in thermoplastic case]

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

[Abraham Lincoln], Tinytype - Public domain portrait photograph

Case: Leather framing scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

I am glad, I am out of the scrape!

An optimistic Unionist boast, issued early in Lincoln's presidency, predicting the summary defeat of the Confederacy. Abraham Lincoln (at left) stands over the shield of the United States and a bald eagle, and ... More

Inauguration of President Lincoln at U. S. Capitol, March 4, 1861

Forms part of Montgomery C. Meigs Papers; for additional information, see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006021 This sepia photograph, about 3 x 3 inches, is contained in a small brown leather photograph ... More

[Caricature of Abraham Lincoln wearing Native American headdress, seat...

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[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Lincoln in oval border decorat...

Addressed to Miss Sarah Sparks, Lanesboro, Susqa. Co., Penn.; postmarked Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photo... More

American Civil War, the important events, such as battles, skirmishes,...

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Lloyd's new political chart, 1861. American Civil War 1861-1865.

With a map of the United States showing the free states, border states, cotton states, and territories in different colors. Portrait of Washington in oval, flanked by battle scenes surmounting general text with... More

[Cartoon showing Uncle Sam and General McClellan standing before a pla...

Also shows Abraham Lincoln standing behind General Scott and next to Edwin M. Stanton, inscribed over them: War Department. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.... More

[Portrait of Abraham Lincoln attached to black ribbon]

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

[Abraham Lincoln], Tinytype - Public domain portrait photograph

Case: Thermoplastic mourning pendant with floral arrangement and ribbon reading "In memory of." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photogr... More

The cabinet at Washington. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Group portrait of Lincoln's cabinet including (left to right) Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, President Lincoln, Secreta... More

Lincoln- "I'm sorry to have to drop you, Sambo, but this concern won't...

Print shows Abraham Lincoln, in a life preserver labeled "Union", on a storm tossed sea, pushing away an African American man who had been clinging to him; next to them floats a hat with papers labeled "Fremont... More

Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln - March 4, 1861

J16415 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Feb. 23, 1935 by N. Spindler. Original salted paper print in album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," LOT 12251, [p.] 59, located in PR 12, CN: 1972:158.

Major-Genl. Joseph Hooker. (Fighting Joe) at the Battle of Antietam Se...

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Battlefield of Antietam Maryland, [Retouched Gardner photograph of Lin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882... More

Train Extra! Right of free speech! George Francis Train arrested in Fa...

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[Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, cropped version...

Abraham Lincoln with, from left: Col. Alexander S. Webb, Chief of Staff, 5th Corps.; Gen. George B. McClellan; Scout Adams; Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Army Medical Director; an unidentified person; and standing be... More

To the Army of the Potomac. - Public domain document scan

From the Oliver R. Barrett Collection. Dated: Executive Mansion, Washington, December 22, 1862.

[Framed photographs of General Ambrose Everett Burnside and Abraham Li...

Meserve 38. The first photograph of Lincoln as President, by M. B. Brady, Washington, early 1861. Three pieces in a frame.

The President and General McClellan on the Battle-field of Antietam

Photograph shows President Lincoln and General McClellan seated inside a tent on the Battlefield of Antietam. Ostendorf, no. 66 Meserve, no. 43. Printed under photo: Entered according to act of Congress, in th... More

President Lincoln of battle-field of Antietam, October 3, 1862 / Alex....

Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln at Antietam, Maryland, on Friday, October 3, 1862; Lincoln is posed standing by a chair and facing McClellan with other Union Army officers grouped outside a tent. From left to ... More

Mississippian Extra. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

From the Oliver R. Barrett Collection.

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Our patriots of the war, Abraham Lincoln

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Watson, Gaylord, copyright claimant. Military offi... More

Uncle Abe--"Hello! Ben, is that you? Glad to see you!" Butler--"Yes, U...

Cartoon showing President Abraham Lincoln leaning around a door, his left arm extending toward General Benjamin Butler, shown full-length, facing slightly right, standing with carpet bag labeled, "Butler N.O." ... More

The great American What is it? chased by Copper-heads

An anti-Lincoln satire, showing the Republican incumbent and his supporters menaced by giant "Copperheads" (Peace Democrats). After a speech on May 1, 1863, asserting that the Civil War was being fought to fre... More

The old Union wagon - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

An ambivalent but essentially pro-Lincoln illustration appearing on a song by John Hogarth Lozier, dedicated to the composer's "Comrades the 37th Indiana Regiment and all who love Our Brave Soldier Boys." Linc... More

Oppression!! Suppressing the press, Political Cartoon

An extremely crude and somewhat obscure satire on Union general Ambrose E. Burnside's controversial suspension of the Chicago "Times" because of "disloyal and incendiary statements." The anti-Lincoln paper was ... More

The four years contract and its progress

One of three anti-Lincoln satires published by Nichols in Boston at around the same time. (It was deposited for copyright on June 30, 1863, along with "Oppression!! Suppressing the Press" and "The Great America... More

Ulysses S. Grant's commission as lieutenant general signed by Abraham ...

Reproduction number: A38 (color slide) Army officer and United States president Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was at his best in war. Although he was a professional soldier, the United States Army probably was n... More

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, three-quarter length ...

An image from this sitting was the basis for the engraved portrait on the five dollar bill used from 1914 to 2007. Photographer Anthony Berger worked at the Brady Gallery in Washington, D.C. Ostendorf, no. 92 M... More

The soldier's song--Unionism vs. Copperheadism

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by Smith & Swinney, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Southern District of Ohio. Title appears as it is wri... More

Emancipation Proclamation / del., lith. and print. by L. Lipman, Milwa...

Print shows at center the text of the Emancipation Proclamation with vignettes surrounding it; on the left are scenes related to slavery and on the right are scenes showing the benefits attained through freedom... More

Political caricature. No. 3, The abolition catastrophe. Or the Novembe...

Lincoln's support of abolition is portrayed here as a liability in his race to the White House against Democratic candidate George B. McClellan. At top a smoothly run train "Union" heads straight for the White... More

[Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, three-quarter length...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left

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The New Year's address of the Newsmen of the New York Herald.

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The sportsman upset by the recoil of his own gun (Jo. Miller)

Lincoln is portrayed as meek and ineffectual in his prosecution of the war. In a wooded scene Lincoln, here in the character of an Irish sportsman in knee-breeches, discharges his blunderbuss at a small bird "C... More

A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...

The contest for the presidency in 1864 is depicted as a game of bagatelle (a game similar to pool) between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln (left) holds a cue "Bal... More

Abraham Lincoln President of the United States signing the Emancipatio...

Print shows Abraham Lincoln, full length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, holding quill pen in right hand and papers of the Emancipation Proclamation in his left hand resting on the edge of a table, on ... More

Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left

This is a copy negative made from a photographic print. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is av... More

The friends of Lincoln, Johnson, Union and victory, in the fifteenth w...

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First emancipation proclamation, [Facsimile.] during American Civil Wa...

This original and draft of the first Emancipation Proclamation as described below by the Assistant Secretary of State was presented to the Albany Army Relief Bazaar in Feb. 1864, and brought the sum of $1,000 f... More

A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...

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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

Abe linking with his significantly named cabinet

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by M.E. Goodwin in the Clerk's Off. in the Dist. Court of the United States for the Southern Dist. of N.Y. Designed by R.D. Goodwin. Title appears as it is ... More

[Abraham Lincoln] / Union card picture, made by George F. Ayer, photog...

Photograph shows portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Anthony Berger taken February 9, 1864 and reproduced by George F. Ayer in 1864 or later. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:202). Purchased from: Rex Sta... More

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

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Behind the scenes during American Civil War

Another venomous attack on the Lincoln administration by the artist of "The Commander-in-Chief Conciliating the Soldier's Votes, no. 1864-31," and "The Sportsman Upset by the Recoil of His Own Gun," (no. 1864-3... More

[Sketches of details of bunting for Lincoln's funeral]

Drawing of architectural details. Relates to President Abraham Lincoln laying in state at the Illinois statehouse in Springfield, Ill., May 3-4,1865. (Source: Mark Johnson, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency... More

Post office department. The nation mourns his loss. He still lives in ...

Printed on silk, with President Lincoln's portrait in the center. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Uncle Sam's menagerie], Confederate States of America.

Issued in the wake of Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, the print conveys some of the Northern hostility toward the conspirators, whom the public associated with former president of the Confederacy Jeffers... More

Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding his...

Meserve #97. Ostendorf #116. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Reference prints are in the PRES FILE: Lincoln, Meserve no. 97. Acquisition sour... More

Lincoln's funeral, Washington, D.C. during American Civil War

Drawing shows Ford's Theatre, 10th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. decorated with funeral bunting for President Abraham Lincoln's funeral. Title inscribed below image. Formerly matted with Waud no. 572 (may be r... More

The martyr of liberty: in memory of President Lincoln poetry and music...

The Funeral of President Lincoln, New-York, April 25th, 1865

Stereograph showing bird's-eye view of marchers in Lincoln's funeral procession proceeding down Broadway away from the viewer. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by E. & H.T Anthony & Co., ... More

Treasury Department. It is hereby ordained that in honor to the memory...

From the Oliver R. Barrett Collection.

White-house review, Washington, D.C.

Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed above image: Tents of light artillery; Maj. Gen Andrews and staff. Inscribed within image as indicators: White smoke; All grass. Inscribed lower left. Figures larger to be... More

The assassination of Pres Lincoln 1865

Sketch of bookstore with bunting. Title inscribed upper right. Inscribed right of image: Treason has done his worst / Ey [sic] high. Inscribed left of image: 332. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.152) ... More

City Point/65--"Good god, you goin to shake with me, Uncle Abe"

Abraham Lincoln offering his hand to Union soldier, City Point, Va. Drawing by Charles W. Reed. Illus. in: Civil War sketch books / Charles W. Reed. Vol. 1, folio 110 verso. Charles W. Reed Collection.

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the U. S. Christian Commiss...

Surrounded by a black mourning border.

[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding hi...

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[Washington, D.C., 1865 - David E. Herold, one of the Lincoln assassin...

David E. Herold, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, manacled. Reference copy available in the Civil War photograph soft print file. Original negative available for use: LC-B817-7786

Washington, District of Columbia. Crowd at President Abraham Lincoln's...

Title based on similarity to image in: Lloyd Ostendorf. Lincoln's Photographs (Dayton: Rockwood Press, 1998), p. 200-01. Title from Civil War caption books misidentifed image as Grand review of the army. Captio... More

[Scenes from the assassination of President Lincoln]

Three separate sketches. Two are street scenes and one a map. Title devised. Inscribed on the map left of image: Short without mantle strapped in saddle black Horse Gray Horse black and tan[] 3 curries in shirt... More

The great crime at Washington. Proclamation by the Mayor's office.

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Two soldiers keep watch over Lincoln's casket in Springfield, Illinois

Two sketches: one a general view. the other architectural details. Drawing shows President Abraham Lincoln laying in state at the Illinois statehouse in Springfield, Ill., May 3-4,1865. (Source: Mark Johnson, I... More

[Fundraising letter from the Office of the Lincoln National Monument A...

Surrounded by a black mourning border.

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notes an...

Ford's Theatre, scene of the assassination

"765" below photo. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support... More

Washington, District of Columbia. Crowd at President Abraham Lincoln's...

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Lincoln's body lying in state in the East room White house

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.715) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 6 May 1865, p. 280-1 Exhibited: "With Malice To... More

Certificate of service Max Rosenthal

Print shows a certificate to certify that someone served as a volunteer in the "Volunteer Army of the United States in obedience to the call of A. Lincoln, President to suppress the Southern Rebellion of 1861."... More

Surrender of Gen. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.

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General orders no. 66. War Department. The following order of the Secr...

Surrounded by a black mourning border. Announcement of Lincoln's death and instructions for mourning.

[Illinois statehouse, Springfield, Ill, with details showing draped bu...

Drawing shows the Illinois statehouse where President Abraham Lincoln lay in state in Springfield, Ill., May 3-4,1865. (Source: Mark Johnson, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2010) Inscribed as descriptio... More

We mourn our nation's loss. Abraham Lincoln died April 15, 1865.

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Booth and his associates. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Montages shows portraits of John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators in the assassination of Lincoln: George Azterodt, David Herold, Edmund Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, and Lewis Powell alias P... More

The martyr of Liberty - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows actor John Wilkes Booth shooting President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. A quotation from Shakespeare's Macbeth appears below the title. This record contains unverified data... More

The Funeral of President Lincoln, New-York, April 25th, 1865

Stereograph showing bird's-eye view of soldiers with rifles marching down Broadway in New York City during Lincoln's funeral procession. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by E. & H.T Antho... More

Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865

Lincoln with hand on Bible, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administering oath of office. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, 1865 March 18, p. 161. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Lincoln, Abraham Inauguration, 1865.

[Architectural details with notation: LINCOLN] during American Civil W...

Four sketches of Washington buildings. Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.149) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Washington, District of Columbia. Crowd at President Abraham Lincoln's...

Title based on similarity to image in Lloyd Ostendorf. Lincoln's Photographs (Dayton: Rockwood Press, 1998), p. 200-01. Caption from negative sleeve misidentified image as: Inauguration of President Grant. Cred... More

Dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln.

Surrounded by black mourning border.

Washington, District of Columbia. Crowd at President Abraham Lincoln's...

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[Washington, D.C., 1865 - Michael O'Laughlen, one of the Lincoln assas...

Michael O'Laughlen (also spelled O'Laughlin), half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, wearing hat, manacled. Reference copy available in the Civil War photograph soft print file. Original negative ... More

The loss the army and nation have sustained in our commander in chief ...

The Funeral of President Lincoln, New-York, April 25th, 1865

Stereograph showing bird's-eye view of the crowd lining Broadway in New York City for Lincoln's funeral procession; a few men in uniform stand in the street. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 18... More

Washington & Lincoln (Apotheosis). American Civil War 1861-1865.

Abraham Lincoln embracing George Washington as Washington holds a laurel wreath over Lincoln's head. Stamped on mount: S.J. Ferris, pinxt. Photo and Pub. by Phil. Pho. Co., 730 Chestnut. Copyright by J.A. Arthu... More

Lincoln's funeral on Pennsylvania Ave., American Civil War Glass Negat...

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The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet ...

Print shows a reenactment of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation on July 22, 1862, painted by Francis B. Carpenter at the White House in 1864. Depicted, from left to right are: Edwin M. Stanto... More