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[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding his spectacles and pencil (retouched to stand out)]

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

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Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Correspondence, 1866-1891; Letters to Whitman; 1880, Dec. 29 - 1884, Mar. 7 , undated
Walt Whitman Papers: Reproductions; Photocopies; National Archives and Records Administration, records, 1864-1874

Walt Whitman Papers: Reproductions; Photocopies; National Archives and...

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Card of Mr. John Hay, Executive Mansion with handwritten note.
Lincoln, Abraham - Folder 4 of 4

Lincoln, Abraham - Folder 4 of 4

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Proofs and Offprints, 1864-1891; "The Midnight Visitor" and "John Anderson My Jo," undated (303)
Agreement in Musick for use of Johnson v. Baughn & Jackson, [Law papers].

Agreement in Musick for use of Johnson v. Baughn & Jackson, [Law paper...

Portion of document appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Summary: Baughn sued Johnson to recover a horse, valued at $90, and filed with Sheriff Musick a $180 replevin bond, which would be void if Baughn won the cas... More

Bill of Exceptions in Unknown v. Unknown, [Law papers].

Bill of Exceptions in Unknown v. Unknown, [Law papers].

Summary: An unknown plaintiff sued an unknown defendant, who retained Lincoln. The court ruled for the plaintiff. The defendant apparently planned to appeal the case because Lincoln wrote a bill of exceptions f... More

Walt Whitman Papers: Reproductions; Photocopies; National Archives and Records Administration, records, 1864-1874

Walt Whitman Papers: Reproductions; Photocopies; National Archives and...

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Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscellany, 1855-1905; Advertisement copies for Leaves of Grass, Passage to India, and Democratic Vistas, 1871?
Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebooks, 1847-1885?; 1862-1863
Harpers Ferry. (From the Potomac side).

Harpers Ferry. (From the Potomac side).

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Harpers Ferry. (From the Blue Ridge).

Harpers Ferry. (From the Blue Ridge).

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Lincoln, Abraham - Folder 4 of 4

Lincoln, Abraham - Folder 4 of 4

You are about to apply A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and st... More

A list of the members of the 12th General Assembly of the State of Illinois, with their age, occupation, place of residence, politics &c.
Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebooks, 1847-1885?; 1868-1870
Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Manuscripts, 1859-circa 1892; Poetry; 1891; "Old Chants"
A 100th anniversary map of Abraham Lincoln's visit to Massachusetts, September 11-23, 1848.

A 100th anniversary map of Abraham Lincoln's visit to Massachusetts, S...

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[Original museum display card for Lincoln's method of lifting vessels over shoals patent].

[Original museum display card for Lincoln's method of lifting vessels ...

The model of the Lincoln boat which was filed with Lincoln's application was available to the public in 1849. The Patent Office produced display cards for their models. From time to time the cards wore out and ... More

Grand inauguration ball.

Grand inauguration ball.

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Why don't you take it? [Copy 2.]

Why don't you take it? [Copy 2.]

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Emancipation proclamation, [Ornamental rendition of the Emancipation Proclamation].

Emancipation proclamation, [Ornamental rendition of the Emancipation P...

Ornamental rendition of the Emancipation Proclamation. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Correspondence, 1866-1891; Letters to Whitman; 1875, July 22 - 1887, Feb. 12 , undated and
[Reproduction of oil painting by Williams]

[Reproduction of oil painting by Williams]

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Emancipation Proclamation. Carpeter's great national picture, The Emancipation Proclamation, before the Cabinet!

Emancipation Proclamation. Carpeter's great national picture, The Eman...

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Auber in Allem un uber Alles Lict und Liebe fur Wahrheit und Tugend, Lincoln apotheosis

Auber in Allem un uber Alles Lict und Liebe fur Wahrheit und Tugend, L...

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Buttre portrait of Lincoln. - Public domain portrait print

Buttre portrait of Lincoln. - Public domain portrait print

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

[Haugg and Sebald copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.]

[Haugg and Sebald copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.]

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Proclamation of freedom millions! The emancipation proclamation.

Proclamation of freedom millions! The emancipation proclamation.

Surrounded by a black border of chains. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Discouraged? - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Discouraged? - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

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A bitter "Draught." - Public domain scan / print

A bitter "Draught." - Public domain scan / print

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Letting the last "Democratic Drop."

Letting the last "Democratic Drop."

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Appearance of Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C., after the murder.

Appearance of Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C., after the murder.

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"Mac" the giant killer. - Public domain portrait print

"Mac" the giant killer. - Public domain portrait print

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

Second inaugural address of the late President Lincoln

Second inaugural address of the late President Lincoln

Surrounded by black mourning border.

[Rufus Blanchard edition of the emancipation proclamation. Copy 2]

[Rufus Blanchard edition of the emancipation proclamation. Copy 2]

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Theory. Practice. Effect. - Public domain  print

Theory. Practice. Effect. - Public domain print

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Important news by telegraph. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Important news by telegraph. - Public domain broadside, Library of Con...

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"With malice towards none and charity for all."

"With malice towards none and charity for all."

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Heavy artillery raised by authority of the state at the request of the Secretary of War and Major-General McClellan

Heavy artillery raised by authority of the state at the request of the...

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

[Partial copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.]
The ladies memorial to the brave defenders of this glorious union.

The ladies memorial to the brave defenders of this glorious union.

Embossed leaf with title, mottoes and names of heroes within an elaborate design.

To working men. The war is now, thanks to Gen's Grant, Sherman and other heroes of the Glorious Army and Navy.

To working men. The war is now, thanks to Gen's Grant, Sherman and oth...

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Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Correspondence, 1866-1891; Letters to and from Whitman; Lincoln material, 1865-1868
A bad egg for a southern stomach.

A bad egg for a southern stomach.

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Taking a "smile." - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Taking a "smile." - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

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Kelly & Sons portrait of Abraham Lincoln and his family.

Kelly & Sons portrait of Abraham Lincoln and his family.

Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln and three sons. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Campaign song. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Campaign song. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Handwritten note across top of songsheet: First sung in the loft over Geirson & Walihaus in warehouse, by eh author, in may 1860. Handwritten note under composer credit: afterward Major General in U. S. Army.

The martyr of liberty. - Public domain  print

The martyr of liberty. - Public domain print

The martyr of liberty hath borne his faculties so meek; has been so clear in his great office; that his virtues shall plead, trumped-tongued against the deep damnation of his taking off. Volume 4, no 54 is a duplicate.

A southern peace! Democrats! - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

A southern peace! Democrats! - Public domain broadside, Library of Con...

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A Lincolnian Christian. - Public domain portrait print

A Lincolnian Christian. - Public domain portrait print

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The nation is weeping. - Public domain American music sheet

The nation is weeping. - Public domain American music sheet

Surrounded by a black mourning border. Pictured: Lincoln's funeral procession.

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

Allegorical representation of freeing of slaves.

Allegorical representation of freeing of slaves.

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Exhibition of the Philomathean Society of Danville, Ill. On Thursday evening, May 8th, 1851. Animus Imperatro Corpus.

Exhibition of the Philomathean Society of Danville, Ill. On Thursday e...

Handwritten on verso: Ira Mayfield, J. B. Lemon, Daniel Clap, Dr. Balch.

Letter to H. A. Wise from James Lyons, October 20, 1852.
[Print of the "lost ambertype" of Lincoln.]

[Print of the "lost ambertype" of Lincoln.]

Written in pencil on back: This is the photograph from the original ambertype owned by the Latham family of Lincoln, Illinois. It was posed for by Mr. Lincoln at the time the city of Lincoln was named for him. ... More

Odd-Fellow's Hall. Thursday Even'g, June 8. Last night Uncle Tom's Cabin!
Lincoln's invitation to Peoria. [Facsimile.]

Lincoln's invitation to Peoria. [Facsimile.]

Facsimile of letter sent by Peorians in 1854 asking Lincoln to come here to reply to Douglas's speech.

[Abraham Lincoln while campaigning for the U.S. Senate, taken in Chicago, Illinois

[Abraham Lincoln while campaigning for the U.S. Senate, taken in Chica...

Original photograph: The original daguerreotype is at the Chicago Historical Society. Ostendorf, no. 6 Meserve, no. 3 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Roc... More

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebooks, 1847-1885?; Before 1855
Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscellany, 1855-1905; Printed copy of letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1855, July 21
Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebooks, 1847-1885?; Before 1855
Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscellany, 1855-1905; Cardboard butterfly, undated
Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscellany, 1855-1905; Reprints of three articles on Whitman and his poetry: a review of Leaves of Grass, Putnam's Monthly, 1855, Sept. ; "Walt Whitman and His Poems," United States Review, 1855, Sept. ; and, "An English and an American P

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscella...

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Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebooks, 1847-1885?; Before 1855
The grand national fight 2 against 1 fought on the 6th Nov.1856; for one hundred thousand dollars.

The grand national fight 2 against 1 fought on the 6th Nov.1856; for o...

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"Buck" taking the pot. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

"Buck" taking the pot. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

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The morning after the election _ November 1856.

The morning after the election _ November 1856.

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Shall I vote for ten cents a day?

Shall I vote for ten cents a day?

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Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler.

Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler.

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The Buck chase of 1856. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress
Liberty. The fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians".

Liberty. The fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"...

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The great presidential race of 1856.

The great presidential race of 1856.

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[Abraham Lincoln: Immediately prior to Senate nomination, Chicago, Illinois]

[Abraham Lincoln: Immediately prior to Senate nomination, Chicago, Ill...

Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Ostendorf, no. 2 Meserve, no. 6 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 6-7.

[Abraham Lincoln while a traveling lawyer, taken in Danville, Illinois

[Abraham Lincoln while a traveling lawyer, taken in Danville, Illinois

Illus. in: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln / Frederick Hill Meserve. New York, Privately printed, 1911, p. 43. Original photograph: The original ambrotype is at the Illinois State Historical Library. Ostendo... More

[Framed photograph of Lincoln by Samuel Alschuler.]

[Framed photograph of Lincoln by Samuel Alschuler.]

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Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebooks, 1847-1885?; 1857? , "Oratory"
[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Reversed and retouched copy of photo by Alexander Hessler]

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Reversed a...

"On February 28, 1857, Alexander Hesler took the famous photograph of Lincoln in Chicago. About seven months earlier, so the story went, Lincoln had posed for William H. Masters of Princeton, Illinois. No photo... More

[Abraham Lincoln, immediately prior to Senate nomination, Chicago, Illinois]

[Abraham Lincoln, immediately prior to Senate nomination, Chicago, Ill...

Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. According to Ostendorf, this portrait by Hessler was copied during Lincoln's campaign and further distributed. Ostendorf, no. 2 (variation) Meserve, n... More

Letter to Henry Clay Whitney, Esq. from Abraham Lincoln, November 30, 1858.

Letter to Henry Clay Whitney, Esq. from Abraham Lincoln, November 30, ...

Requests copies of the Lincoln-Douglas debates as they were reported in the Tribune.

[Photograph of sculpture by Crunelle located in Freeport, Illinois.]

[Photograph of sculpture by Crunelle located in Freeport, Illinois.]

The northern Illinois town of Freeport hosted the second and most famous of the seven Lincoln-Douglas political debates on August 27, 1858. Statue at Freeport, Ill., dedicated August 29, 1929.

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbons in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... More

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbons in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... More

Letter to Hon. Henry A. Wise from S. A. Douglas, November 7, 1858.

Letter to Hon. Henry A. Wise from S. A. Douglas, November 7, 1858.

Refers to success of the Democratic Party in recent State elections in Illinois.

[Abraham Lincoln, bust-length portrait, facing right]

[Abraham Lincoln, bust-length portrait, facing right]

Ostendorf, no. 12 Meserve, no. 4 Original photograph: The original tintype is at the National Lincoln Museum (Old Ford's Theatre), according to Ostendorf. Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album /... More

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing left]

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing left]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbins in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... More

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbins in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... More

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebooks, 1847-1885?; 1859
Warrant of Attorney in Blong v. W. C. Taylor & Co., [Law papers].

Warrant of Attorney in Blong v. W. C. Taylor & Co., [Law papers].

Summary: W. C. Taylor and Company gave Blong an $8,428.72 promissory note but failed to pay. W. C. Taylor and Co. signed a warrant of attorney that authorized Lincoln or any other attorney to confess judgment a... More

[Boy's Clubs in front of Lincoln National Monument, Illinois making the scout's honor sign and presenting a wreath.]

[Boy's Clubs in front of Lincoln National Monument, Illinois making th...

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[Photograph of Abraham Lincoln medal.], engraving, Library of Congress

[Photograph of Abraham Lincoln medal.], engraving, Library of Congress

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 Democratic ticket. For President, Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois. For Vice President, Herschel V. Johnson. [Campaign ticket]

Democratic ticket. For President, Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois. Fo...

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Lincoln's study of Shakespeare.

Lincoln's study of Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare books and illustrations

Proemie des Hochwaechters. [political campaign portraits of Lincoln and Hamlin]
Die letzten augenblicke des prasidenten Lincoln. The last moments of the President Lincoln, [Druck portrait].

Die letzten augenblicke des prasidenten Lincoln. The last moments of t...

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

Exhibition from Tuesday, February 12. The Barrett Lincoln Collection. Public auction sale, February 19 and 20 at 1:45 and 8 p. m.
Abraham Lincoln from a portrait taken from life by Charles A. Barry, Springfield, Illinois, June 1860 / on stone by J.E. Baker ; J.H. Bufford's Lith. 313 Washington St. Boston.

Abraham Lincoln from a portrait taken from life by Charles A. Barry, S...

Print showing Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Caption continues: Mr. Barry's portrait of "Honest Abe" is a correct and striking likeness. Signed, John Wood, Govr. of the State, S.... More

[Brady & Hesler portrait of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

[Brady & Hesler portrait of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

Hesler Photograph: Meserve no. 26, June 1860, also known as the Ayre's portrait

Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in oval

Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in oval

Includes print-registration marks and color bar indicating that as many as 15 stones were used. Stamped on lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian... More

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