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Collection of Joseph M. Maitland, G company, 95th regiment, Ohio, infantry [Decimalized .001-.258]

Maitland (1839-1918) was a pro-Union Democrat. His correspondence discusses the war and politics. Maitland's collection includes commentary on the 1863 political campaign for Governor of Ohio, Morgan's Raid, religious matters (Baptists in Ohio)...

GLC03523.10

Enlisted man, standing full-length portrait

Subject is wearing a mourning ribbon, a forage hat and his right hand rests on a chair. Graphite inscription on verso "Rocklecom" "Civil War Veteran Wearing Crepe From Lincoln's Funeral" "Guards--Rare 5.00." Ink inscription on verso "MFC."...

GLC05111.02.1227

Lincoln or related images, mostly cartes re: Lincoln, funeral, family, Booth [decimalized]

Carte de visites, stereographs, etc. from E. & H. T. Anthony and others. Several are later reprints. Includes 2 Lincoln portrait stereographs from Anthony's "Prominent Persons," 13 stereos of Lincoln's funeral; 31 CDVs of Lincoln, his family and...

GLC05136

[carte de visite, street scene]

White mount. Street scene with mourning bunting on flag pole and several African Americans gathered in the street. Two signs below the flag read "Republican. Lincoln Lives." And "Union & Liberty," respectively.

GLC05136.22

[John Wilkes Booth, carte de visite, standing, three-quarter length view]

White mount with red border. Standing, three-quarter length view of John Wilkes Booth wearing cloak.

GLC05136.23

[John Wilkes Booth, carte de visite, seated, three-quarter length view]

White mount with red border. Seated, three-quarter length view of John Wilkes Booth wearing one glove and holding the other. Similar to images 26, 28, and 29.

GLC05136.24

[John Wilkes Booth, carte de visite, seated, half length view]

White mount with gold border. Seated, half-length view of John Wilkes Booth holding riding crop.

GLC05136.25

[John Wilkes Booth, carte de visite, seated, half length view]

White mount with thin black border. Seated, half-length view of John Wilkes Booth. Lighter, vignetted version of images 24, 28, and 29.

GLC05136.26

[John Wilkes Booth, carte de visite, seated, half length view]

White mount. Seated half-length view of John Wilkes Booth holding riding crop. Photo from engraving of image #25.

GLC05136.27

[John Wilkes Booth, carte de visite, seated, half length view]

White mount. Seated, half-length view of John Wilkes Booth. Similar to images 24, 26 and 29.

GLC05136.28

[John Wilkes Booth, carte de visite, seated, half length view]

White mount. Seated, half-length view of John Wilkes Booth. Similar to images 24, 26, and 28.

GLC05136.29

[Edwin Booth, carte de visite, seated, half length view]

White mount with thin black border. Seated, half length view of Edwin Booth.

GLC05136.30

[Edwin Booth, carte de visite, seated, half length profile view]

White mount with gray border. Seated, half length profile view of Edwin Booth.

GLC05136.31

[Lincoln funeral parade, stereocard]

Yellow mount. View of Lincoln's funeral parade at the corner of Chestnut St., with a recruiting poster for Maj. Gen. Hancock hanging from the building on left side. Similar to image #38, with slightly smaller crowd.

GLC05136.37

[Lincoln funeral parade, stereocard]

Yellow mount. Pencil inscription on verso: "View looking South from 6th and Chestnut St., crowd waiting to see body of Abraham Lincoln, April 1865." Similar to image #37, with slightly larger crowd.

GLC05136.38

"The Funeral of President Lincoln"

Yellow mount. Anthony's Instantaneous Views, #2950. Aerial view of Lincoln's funeral procession en route to city hall.

GLC05136.39

"The Funeral of President Lincoln"

Yellow mount. Anthony's Instantaneous Views, #2950, #2951, #2958. Aerial view of soldiers in Lincoln's funeral procession.

GLC05136.40

[Lincoln funeral at New York City Hall, stereocard]

Yellow mount. Inscription on verso: "Funeral Dirge, City Hall, New York." Shows large assembly of people gathered outside city hall, which is hung with black bunting, in addition to large banner across front that reads "The Nation Mourns."

GLC05136.41

"The Funeral Car, Broadway, New York"

Yellow mount. Shows a crowd gathered around Lincoln's hearse as it processes down the street.

GLC05136.42

[close-up view of Lincoln's hearse, stereocard]

Yellow mount. Stamp on verso: "New York, Lincoln's Catafalque No 353." Close-up view of Lincoln's hearse and casket in front of windows hung with mourning wreaths. Soldiers stand at attention along near side of hearse.

GLC05136.43

[aerial view of Lincoln's funeral procession, stereocard]

Yellow mount. Aerial view of Lincoln's funeral procession.

GLC05136.44

"Home of Lincoln"

View of front and side of Lincoln's Springfield home decorated in funerary bunting.

GLC05136.45

[Lincoln's casket, stereocard]

Yellow mount. Ink inscription on recto: "A. Lincoln's Casket." View of Lincoln's casket drapes with flowers and greenery.

GLC05136.46

"Stereoscopic view of Lincoln's Tomb, Negative No.1, Oak Ridge Cemetery"

Yellow mount. View of Lincoln's tomb surrounded by trees.

GLC05136.47

[metallic token with lithograph of Lincoln]

Metallic token painted black with gold designs and gold back. Center of token has colored lithograph of Lincoln under glass

GLC05136.53

Lincoln's Funeral Procession, Chicago

Handwritten on back: "Lincoln's funeral, Part of procession Cor[ners] Clark and Lake St. Chicago"

GLC05137.259

to "my darling wife and children"

re: Hartsuff again considers the prospects of trouble with the upcoming relocation of the Uncompahgre Utes to their new reservation in Utah at the junction of the Green and White Rivers. He expresses contempt for the "Civil Authority" which "spend...

GLC05201.006

Small delegation and honor guard at Lincoln's Tomb, Springfield, Ill. [1865 ca.]

The image shows the entrance to Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois. A small delegation stands near the entrance and two boys are seated on a bench to the left. An honor guard stands at attention on the hill above with a drummer on the left...

GLC05111.01.0606

Indignation Meeting in Bloomington, Illinois. [April 25, 1865]

Image shows a large gathering (5111.01.0621-623 suggests about 5,000 people) in the courthouse square assembled to show their indignation at Lincoln's assassination. The crowd, mostly men, fills the square. There is a line of men sitting on a fence...

GLC05111.01.0618

Article on Lincoln 1856 speech with photo from 1865 indignation meeting. [1908/1909 ca.]

The newspaper article is dated April 3 but there are two other dates written on the item. Inscription in upper left corner: "Miss Bessie Hallett April 7, 1909." Inscripiton in upper right corner: "Bessie Hallett." Inscription on bottom: "April 5...

GLC05111.01.0619

Article: finding of photo of Lincoln assassination indignation meeting. February 6, 1910.

Chicago Sunday Tribune article and headline describing the discovery of the photograph of the 1865 indignation meeting over Lincoln's death. Headline: "Finds Old Lincoln Photo; Remarkable Photograph Taken at Bloomington, Ill., April 25, 1865; Meeting...

GLC05111.01.0620

Clipping: finding of photo of Lincoln assassination indignation meeting. February 10, 1924. [variant]

Caption: "Their Prayer Was Heard!" The clipping includes a reprint of a photograph from an 1865 indignation meeting over Lincoln's death with a short description of the events. The inscription below the title reads: "Feb 10 1924." Same image and...

GLC05111.01.0621

Clipping: finding of photo of Lincoln assassination indignation meeting. February 16, 1924. [variant]

Newspaper clipping with reprint of photograph of 1865 indignation meeting over Lincoln's death with short description of the events. Same image and words as 5111.01.0621, but slightly different borders and format. Inscription at bottom: "Feb 16...

GLC05111.01.0622

Lincoln's Tomb [stereocard]

Inscription on verso: "Lincoln's Tomb. This belonged to H. Walls Fay, Custodian."

GLC05111.01.0836

The chair in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated [split stereocard]

Image of the chair in which Lincoln was assassinated. Inscription on recto: "The Chair Lincoln sat in when he was Shot." Numeric notation on recto: "3405." Inscription on verso: "Collection. H.W. Fay." Numeric notations on verso: "#12B" and "12."

GLC05111.01.1218

The chair in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated [split stereocard]

Image of the chair in which Lincoln was assassinated. Inscription beneath image: "Lincoln- was seated in this chair whe [sic] assassinated." Inscription on verso: "The Chair Lincoln sat in when he was Shot." The inscription is followed by a brief...

GLC05111.01.1219

The chair in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated [split stereocard]

Image of the chair in which Lincoln was assassinated, propped on two stools. Numeric notation on image: "3406." Inscription on the side of the image: "Photographic History." Inscription on verso: "Chair in which Lincoln sat at Ford's Theatre."

GLC05111.01.1220

Small tintype of Lincoln mounted on CDV format card

Embossed on recto "Pottere Patent March 7 1865," Laurel wreath surrounds image.

GLC05111.02.0030

Lincoln in front of his Springfield home, O-38

O-38. Pre-war photo re-issued after Lincoln's death. Lincoln and his son Willie standing on the terrace of their house. Imprint on verso "The late Residence of President Lincoln, Springfield ill." Graphite inscription on verso "O-38," "The...

GLC05111.02.0032

Lincoln's Springfield home

Imprint on recto "President Lincoln's Home, Springfield, Ills." Photographers imprint on verso: "F.W. Ingmire, Photographer, Springfield Ill."

GLC05111.02.0033

Lincoln's Springfield home with funerary bunting

Photograph has been removed from a book. A small group of men and boys gathered on the corner in front of the house. Black bunting hangs around windows and white bunting hangs from the roof. Graphite inscription on verso "Barrett," "2723/3-1/133,"...

GLC05111.02.0034

Lincoln's Springfield home with funerary bunting

Large crowd gathered in front of Lincoln's home. Inscription on recto "Entered according to the Act of Congress, by S.M. Fassett, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Northern District of Illinois." Graphite...

GLC05111.02.0035

Lincoln's Springfield home with funerary bunting

Lincoln's home with no mourners. Graphite inscription on verso "#20," "Lincoln's Home Springfield, Ill." Photographers imprint on verso: "F.W. Ingmire, Photographic Artist, City Gallery, West Side of Public Square, Springfield, Ill." Cancelled...

GLC05111.02.0036

President Lincoln's Hearse

Mourning border around image. Shows Lincoln's hearse with horses and escorts in front of Cathedral. Inscription on recto "President Lincoln's Hearse. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Henszey & Co., Photographers, No. 812...

GLC05111.02.0041

Lincoln's funeral horse "Old Bob"

Two black men wearing overcoats, top hats, and mourning ribbons stand with Lincoln's horse in front of Lincoln's Springfield home. Ostendorf p. 32 identifies the men as Revs. Brown (left) and Trevan (right). Three additional black men gather...

GLC05111.02.0043

Presidential Railroad car decorated with mourning bunting

A soldier with a mourning band stands at attention on the car's platform. A conductor stands on the platform of an adjacent car. Backing partially removed. Graphite inscription on verso "2723/3-2/133," "-3 7/8- square up."

GLC05111.02.0044

Lincoln's tomb with soldiers on guard

Graphite inscription on verso "37A," "Lincoln's Tomb, Springfield Ill," "Receiving vault for cemetery then and now. Soldiers on guard," "held remains President and Willie. Nov. & Dec. 1865." Photographers imprint on verso: "F.W. Ingmire...

GLC05111.02.0045

Chicago court house decorated with mourning bunting

Crowd streaming into the Chicago Court House to view Lincoln's body. Graphite inscription on verso "**Book." Photographers imprint on verso: "D.C. Pratt, Photographic Artist, Broadway, Aurora, Ill."

GLC05111.02.0047

State House, Springfield, IL in mourning

Lavishly decorated with mourning bunting. Graphite inscription on verso "#38," "never been published," "State House Springfield Ill." Photographers imprint on verso: "F.W. Ingmire, Photographic Artist, City Gallery, West Side of Public Square...

GLC05111.02.0048

Funeral in Columbus, Ohio

A large line of people filing into a large building decorated with mourning bunting. A sign reading "With malice to no one with charity for all" hangs on the front of the building. Photographers imprint on verso: "From E.S. Walker's No. 27 South...

GLC05111.02.0049