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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

Stereoscope, belonging to Abraham Lincoln's children

Secretary, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Wardrobe, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Wall mirror, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Rocking chair, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln

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

Pier table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

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

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

Drapery fragment, from Lincoln family home

Chest of drawers, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Booklet, patriotic lyrics from the Civil War

Political medallions, depicting ferrotypes of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin

Cary's New Terrestrial Globe

Bust of Charles Dickens

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

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

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

Trim 1, from Lincoln's catafalque

Patent Model of device to refloat boats (reproduction)

Douglas Life Mask

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.
Stereoscope, belonging to Abraham Lincoln's children
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Wooden stereoscope for viewing stereographs (a.k.a. stereoptic cards), much like a modern "Viewmaster." Peering through the eye holes, the images would appear three-dimensional. Dimensions are 13.5", 11" wide , and 9 1/2" deep.
Secretary, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Tall secretary desk with glass front, four bookcases on top, enclosed bottom cupboard, fold-out desk tray. Bookcase has double doors wtih six panes of glass in each door, desk tray which is covered with green felt, rests on two pullout sticks with small gold knobs. Bottom cupboard has double doors with two rectangular wooden panels. Dimensions: Bookcase H. 54 1/2" L. 48"...
Wardrobe, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Empire-style tall wardrobe. Bracket feet, base carved and scrolled, two large doors divided into two panels each, with narrow strip between doors. Two small mushroom-type wooden knobs. Plain cornice top, sides have one panel. L 56" x H 83 1/2" x W 20 1/2".
Wall mirror, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Small oval mirror, mounted on open carved back with two small shelves on either side, supported by open carved bracket. One shelf larger, with top that opens for storage space, supported by open-carved bracket beneath. H 27" x W 13".
Table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Small table stand, two shelves, bracket feet. Side rails curve up to cornice-style support for top shelf. Bottom shelf solid, but narrower than top. Top shelf has two supports at inner side of rails, rectangular with rounded ends. Bottom shelf long, rectangular. L 23 1/2" x H 23" x W 15 1/2".
Rocking chair, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Splint weave ladder back rocker. Four back rails in "ladder." Round legs and side rails, round stretchers, two round stretchers at sides, one each low at front and back. Front and back edges of rocker rounded off, legs come down over rocker. H 35 " x W 17" x D 14".
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".
Pier table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Empire-style marble topped table. Scroll-top legs and lower shelf, terminating in scroll feet and white porcelain casters. Front legs are canted at 45 degree angle, back legs parallel to wall. White marble top w/ bevelled edge. L 36 1/8" x W 18 1/2" x H 29 1/2".
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 ...
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".
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".
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...
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".
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", ...
Political medallions, depicting ferrotypes of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Hollow metal ring around ferrotype images of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Ring embossed with vine design, hole for hanging at top. Black and white ferrotypes, beardless Lincoln, both in dark suits, white shirts. Obverse: "Abraham Lincoln". Reverse: "Hannibal Hamlin". Diam 1 1/8" x H 1/8".
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".
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".
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.
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.
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.
Trim 1, from Lincoln's catafalque
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Silver thread & wire wrapped around wooden beads, with fringe bottom. Small top bead wrapped in basket weave pattern, small wrapped ring separates two beads. Larger bead wrapped in ribbed pattern. Fringe, which is attached to bottom of bead, is twisted wire in a spiral pattern. Secured on thin wooden dowel. H 7" x Diam 3 3/8".
Patent Model of device to refloat boats (reproduction)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Reproduction of model boat with system of accordian bellows on sides and seven long poles to work system extending along sides of boat from base to well above deck. Model is stained in red oak stain. Bellows are grey. Boat is a long oval set on a stand.
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...

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