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Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 39

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This image is in the public domain. Descriptions are in copyright, reprinted courtesy of the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation.

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Title
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 39
Date
1864  
Photographer
Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896  
Associated People
Lincoln, Thomas, 1853-1871  
Subject
  • Presidents--United States--Portraits  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Description
A photograph of the President and Thomas (Tad) made by Mathew B. Brady on February 9, 1864, as Mr. Lincoln looked at an album of photographs in Brady's studio. It was used by Mr. Francis B. Carpenter in the painting of the Lincoln family. The original glass negative is in the Meserve Collection.  
Original Medium
glass negative
Type
  • Photograph  
  • Still image  
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. 39
Date1864  
PhotographerBrady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896  
Associated PeopleLincoln, Thomas, 1853-1871  
Subject
  • Presidents--United States--Portraits  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
DescriptionA photograph of the President and Thomas (Tad) made by Mathew B. Brady on February 9, 1864, as Mr. Lincoln looked at an album of photographs in Brady's studio. It was used by Mr. Francis B. Carpenter in the painting of the Lincoln family. The original glass negative is in the Meserve Collection.  
Original Mediumglass negative
Type
  • Photograph  
  • Still image  
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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