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Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 14

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Title
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 14
Date
1859  
Coverage-Spatial
Peoria (Ill.)  
Photographer
Cole, H.H.  
Subject
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Presidents--United States--Portraits  
Description
A photograph of the ambrotype made by H. H. Cole, probably in 1859 in Peoria, Illinois. Major William H. Lambert of Philadelphia in 1902 bought the ambrotype from Mr. Guy W. Hubbard of Springfield, who stated that in 1862 it had been given to his father, Captain William A. Hubbard of the 17th Illinois Infantry, for an act of bravery.  
Original Medium
ambrotype
Type
  • Still image  
  • Photograph  
Repository
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Collection Title
Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Publisher
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Library  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This image is in the public domain. Descriptions are in copyright, reprinted courtesy of the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation.
Collection
Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
TitleMeserve Lincoln Photograph No. 14
Date1859  
Coverage-SpatialPeoria (Ill.)  
PhotographerCole, H.H.  
Subject
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Presidents--United States--Portraits  
DescriptionA photograph of the ambrotype made by H. H. Cole, probably in 1859 in Peoria, Illinois. Major William H. Lambert of Philadelphia in 1902 bought the ambrotype from Mr. Guy W. Hubbard of Springfield, who stated that in 1862 it had been given to his father, Captain William A. Hubbard of the 17th Illinois Infantry, for an act of bravery.  
Original Mediumambrotype
Type
  • Still image  
  • Photograph  
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
Collection TitleFrederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
PublisherUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Library  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis image is in the public domain. Descriptions are in copyright, reprinted courtesy of the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation.
CollectionFrederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)

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