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Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 15

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 20

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 22

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 28

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 29

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 44

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 45

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 53

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 56

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 63

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 66

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 74

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 80

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 86

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 104

Oakleaf, Joseph Benjamin, 1858-1930

We'll fight for Uncle Abe

Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, December 5, 1862

Cream pitcher, belonging to the Lincoln Family

Cushion, typical of fabrics available to Abraham Lincoln in mid-western Illinois

Dinner Plate, from the Lincoln Home

Douglas Life Mask

Drapery fragment, from Lincoln family home

Engraving of the Lincoln family

Chest of drawers, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Bric-a-brac (Red clay brick with raised Lincoln profile)

Bric-a-brac (Small-handled cup featuring image of Lincoln Home)

Bust of Charles Dickens

Calling Card, left by Abraham Lincoln at the home of Obediah Lewis

Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Cary's New Terrestrial Globe

Chair, used in law office of Stephen Trigg Logan and Abraham Lincoln

Booklet, patriotic lyrics from the Civil War

Jar, typically used during Abraham Lincoln's residence in Springfield, IL 1844-1861

Framed print of George Washington

Framed print of young mother

Hall chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Latch Assembly, believed to be original hardware, installed by Lincoln circa 1855

Letter, recovered from Lincoln Home

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 15
Image | 1859 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph of the ambrotype made by H. H. Cole, probably in 1859, in Peoria, Illinois. Slightly different from Number 14. Copied from a small tintype on a contemporary campaign badge.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 20
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Mathew B. Brady made in New York on February 27, 1860. It is known as the Cooper Institute portrait, having been made on the day Lincoln delivered his speech under the auspices of the Young Men's Central Republican Union. This and the two preceding portraits are the first made by Brady.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 22
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph of the ambrotype made by William Church in Springfield on May 20, 1860. This portrait, with Numbers 21 and 109, had no wide circulation, as they were made for Mr. J. Henry Brown of Philadelphia, who used them in painting a portrait of the nominee.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 28
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Alexander Hesler made in Springfield on June 3, 1860. This and Number 27 did not have the wide distribution of Numbers 25 and 26, and are little known except to collectors. The negative is said to have been lost in the Chicago fire of 1871.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 29
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph of the 4" x 5" ambrotype made by Preston Butler in Springfield on August 13, 1860, for Mr. J. Henry Brown, who used it to make a miniature on ivory which later was owned by Mr. Robert Todd Lincoln.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 44
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)Detail from an 8" x 10" photograph made by Mathew B. Brady about October 2, 1862, when the President visited General George B. McClellan at his headquarters, Antietam, Maryland.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 45
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)Detail from an 8" x 10" photograph made by Mathew B. Brady about October 2, 1862, at Antietam, Maryland. Major General John A. McClernand and Major Allan Pinkerton of the Secret Service are with the President.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 53
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by Alexander Gardner on August 9, 1863. Nine different photographs are known to have been made at this time, the first made by Alexander and James Gardner, who had formerly been employed by Mathew B. Brady.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 56
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by Alexander Gardner on November 8, 1863. The President is shown with his secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, who is standing.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 63
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Mathew B. Brady believed to have been made in 1862.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 66
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Mathew B. Brady believed to have been made in 1862.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 74
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Mathew B. Brady believed to have been made in 1863.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 80
Image | 1864 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by Wenderoth & Taylor of Philadelphia, at the White House, believed to have been made in 1864.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 86
Image | 1864 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by Mathew B. Brady on February 9, 1864. The original glass negative is in the Meserve Collection.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 104
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)Detail from an 8" x 10" photograph made by Mathew B. Brady about October 2, 1862, as the President sat in General George B. McClellan's tent at Antietam, Maryland. Different from Number 43.
Oakleaf, Joseph Benjamin, 1858-1930
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionPortrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by wreath over a mantelpiece with books and candlestick.
We'll fight for Uncle Abe
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A music score entitled "We'll fight for Uncle Abe: Plantation Song and Chorus" composed by Fred Buckley and words written by C. E. Pratt. This song "sung with great success by C. Pettengill, at the concerts of the Buckley Serenaders." The score was published by Oliver Diston & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts in 1863.
Letter from Patrick Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, December 5, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1862 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Patrick Moynihan, a private in the 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Moynihan wrote about life in camp at Corinth, some of his thoughts on local, national, and military politics, and the deaths of some friends in the Battle of Corinth.
Cream pitcher, belonging to the Lincoln Family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Ceramic cream pitcher. Cream color, octagonal base, rounded octagonal shape. H 2 1/4" x W 6" x D 2 1/4".
Cushion, typical of fabrics available to Abraham Lincoln in mid-western Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Rectangular shaped cusion with khaki colored fabric on bottom and three sides. Top is blue and khaki, resembling pillow ticking. Front edge is blue cut velvet, as is cord around the top. W 17 5/8" x D 15 3/8" H 3 3/4".
Dinner Plate, from the Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Deep-bowled, light blue transferware plate. 14-sided edge. Narrow band of leaves on rim, wide band of small parallel lines in ripple/wave effect. Central scene: tower surrounded by columned building, on lake with two sailboats & one rowboat. Back has English registry mark (diamond) & trademark eagle & shield. Some discoloration. Diam 10 7/16" x D 1 3/8".
Douglas Life Mask
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Stephen A. Douglas defeated Abraham Lincoln in the Senate election of 1858. They had debated across Illinois seven times. This is a life mask of Stephen A. Douglas created by Leonard Volk in 1857. Douglas, who was related to Volk by marriage, sent him to Rome in 1856 to perfect his craft. Upon Volk's return in 1857, he made a life mask of Douglas. This copy at the University...
Drapery fragment, from Lincoln family home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drapery panel of woven damask material in a vertical floral pattern. Wool and silk. Predominate color burgundy red. Other colors inclucde silver, two shades of gold. Four tears along edges and fourteen holes of varying sizes. L 50 7/8" x W 22 3/8".
Engraving of the Lincoln family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Engraved print "Lincoln and His Family." Shows Tad, Mr. Lincoln, Robert & Mrs. Lincoln gathered around a table at the White House. In the background is an ornately framed portrait of Willie, marble bust of Washington, an oval firescreen and ornate fireplace. L 28" x W 22".
Chest of drawers, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Late Empire-style bureau with upper tier of three small drawers, on body of four drawers. Upper tiers are concave, small knobs for handles, center one does not match others. Main body has upper drawer with ogee molded front, lower three are recessed and bracketed by applied S-scrolls in 3/4 relief down outer edges, resting on square plinth at bottom of last drawer. Each draw...
Bric-a-brac (Red clay brick with raised Lincoln profile)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Red clay brick, pressed into mold to create a raised Lincoln profile. Bearded Lincoln looks right. Bust stands approx. 1/2" above brick face. L 16 W 10.2 D 6.7 cm.
Bric-a-brac (Small-handled cup featuring image of Lincoln Home)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)uneven scalloped border has gilt, as does front half of handle. Peach irridescence surrounds scene on front half. Back half is white with gilt smears. H 7.2 Diameter with handle 8 cm.
Bust of Charles Dickens
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)White Parian ware bust of Charles Dickens. Pedestal base, full bust from chest up. Frock coat, vest and tie, long beard and moustache, short hair. Inscribed "Charles Dickens J & TH." H 8 7/8".
Calling Card, left by Abraham Lincoln at the home of Obediah Lewis
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)back has glue spots in corners. In script: "A. Lincoln". Discoloration from glue, upper left corner torn off, upper right corner creased/torn.
Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Hitchcock-style chair with rush seat. Black-painted with gilded lines and stencils, top rail has a stenciled tulip, middle rail stencil has grapes. Knees have leaves, turned bulbous stretcher in front, two stretchers on sides, one in back. W 18" x D 14" x H 34".
Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Hitchcock-style chair with rush seat. Black with gold lines and stenciling. Top rail has stenciled tulip, middle rail has stenciled grapes, knees have stenciled leaf. Turned bulbous stretcher in front, two stretchers side, one in back. L 34" x W 18" x D 14".
Cary's New Terrestrial Globe
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)black rivers, mountains, and lettering. Globe is circled vertically at an angle by a brass band with scale on one side, circular brass piece at North Pole. Globe is mounted by brass band in a four-legged wooden stand with cross stretchers. Legs painted with black laquer. Wooden circular horizontal band with top in material like globe. H 15" x Diam. 12".
Chair, used in law office of Stephen Trigg Logan and Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Caned seat side chair in Hitchcock style, but no fancy stenciling. Slightly flared seat, rolled front seat rail, top back slat rolled at end, uprights round but flattened, and incised below flattened part. Legs round, front legs have turned bands in sets of three, and further down in sets of two, tapering to very small bun feet. Round stretchers, front stretcher turned with ...
Booklet, patriotic lyrics from the Civil War
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Thin, softcover booklet of patriotic lyrics from the Civil War (1861-1865). Pink cover with picture of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Inner cover 38-star flag, back cover features eagle, shield, and flag. Lyrics illustrated with insignia and pictures. Cover: "The Good Old Songs/We Used To Sing./Price Ten Cents/Published BY O.H.Oldroyd/..." Titles include "Marching Through Georgia", ...
Jar, typically used during Abraham Lincoln's residence in Springfield, IL 1844-1861
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Pottery jar with round base and slightly flared sides. Has nip in rounded flare lip. Yellowish glaze on outside, but does not cover all the way to bottom. Inside is ridged, lightly glazed. H 6 3/4" Diameter 4 3/4".
Framed print of George Washington
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Print of George Washington mounted on a white horse. Washington is lifting a cap over his head. Horse and background are white, ground below is green. In background is Washington's army. Washington is dressed in a blue uniform with gold epaulets. Saddle is leather color with yellow fringe. Below print is written "Gen. George Washington, Father of His Country." L 13 1/2" x W ...
Framed print of young mother
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The First Care/The Young Mother, lithograph showing young mother in red dress sitting on bed with young child who is sleeping. A dog with brown blotches, possibly a setter, lies at mother's feet. L 14" x W 10".
Hall chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Spool-turned hall chair on castors. Chair arms, back, and seat upholstered. Back is straight with two beaded rods next to back. The rods are topped with spindles. Back of chair is topped with "s" turned wood ending approx. three inches down each side of chair back. Small oval between curves. H 42" x W 17" x D 17".
Latch Assembly, believed to be original hardware, installed by Lincoln circa 1855
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Shutter latch keeper. Metal bent to form right angle. One leg has two screw holes, other leg has rectangular hole (7/8" x 1/2") in center bottom. Thickly covered in cracked, light brown paint on top, sides, and bottom, except around screw hole leg.
Letter, recovered from Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Letter. "Wednesday Night./March 11, 1846./Friend Lincoln./Your epistle of 8... (letter of two paragraphs follows).../Yours Infinitely/ David ___ckin__on." On the address side of the folio, "A. Lincoln Esq/Springfield/Illinois." In the upper left corner is a round postmark "Lacon/Mar/18/ILL." There is no writing on the interior of the folio. H 9 1/2" x W 7 5/8".

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