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1815-1860

Photograph

Title: [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

1815-1860

Townsend, A.C., fl. 1865

Photograph

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

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

GLC05136.44

22 May 1865

Glover, Ridgeway, fl. 1865

Photograph

Title: "Home of Lincoln"

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

GLC05136.45

1815-1860

Townsend, A.C., fl. 1865

Photograph

Title: [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

1815-1860

Duboce, Marcel, fl. 1865

Photograph

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

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

GLC05136.47

1815-1860

Wakely, G.D., ?

Photograph

Title: "Lincoln's County Seat"

Yellow mount. Shows two men standing on grass looking at a large white house.

GLC05136.48

1815-1860

Object

Title: [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

1815-1860

Object

Title: [fern leaves in wooden frame]

Fern leaves in small, thin, handmade wooden frame with cardboard backing. Inscription on verso: "Ferns from the Boquet [sic] on the Flag Staff upon which was raised the National Flag at Ft. Sumpter [sic] at the close of the Civil War in April, 1865."

GLC05136.54

June 1864

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: Gen. U.S. Grant

Inscriptions on negative: "32" and "[View?] No. 186." Ink inscription on recto of mount: "Gen. U.S. Grant, #36." Full length image of Grant in uniform, leaning against a tree; tents are visible in the background.

GLC07808.037

circa 1864

Brand, Edwin L., 1834-1900

Photograph

Title: [Group portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant and his staff]

View of Grant and his staff, including Gen. John A. Rawlins, Gen. Cyrus B. Comstock, Col. Henry W. Janes, Major William M. Dunn, Gen. Michael R. Morgan, Gen. Orville E. Babcock, Capt. Peter T. Hudson, and Gen. Ely S. Parker. Names of Grant's staff inscribed in ink on both recto and verso. Additional ink inscription cut off on top of verso: "John [S?] Prince, St. [illegible]inn." Image is either heavily retouched or from a painting.

GLC07808.038

1868-1876 ca.

Lovelace, Fran, fl. 1672

Photograph

Title: Albumen print of U.S. Grant and his family

White mount with gold border. Stamp of Lovejoy on verso. Oval full length portrait of Grant, his wife, and their four children. Larger version of image #34 in this collection. Photograph likely taken during his presidency.

GLC07808.040

9 December 1872

Photograph signed

Title: [Oval bust portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in civilian dress]

Oval seated portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States. White mount with pencil inscription on verso: "Genl. U.S. Grant, Dec 9 1872, with his autograph written on face of photograph." Date and autograph below image are severely faded and barely visible.

GLC07808.041

no date

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Ulysses S. Grant]

White mount with gold edges. Vignette bust portrait of Grant in civilian dress. Retouching visible on hair, beard, and clothing.

GLC07808.042

circa 1880

Bogardus, A. (Abraham), 1822-1908

Photograph

Title: [Three-quarter seated portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, facing left]

Three-quarter length seated portrait of Grant in civilian dress. Ornately decorated column visible on his left and carved table on his right. Albumen print on thick black mount with rounded corners and gilded edges all around. The address of photographer Abraham Bogardus's New York studio is inscribed in the bottom right corner: "872 Broadway cor. 18th St." Handwritten calculations of unknown origin pencilled on verso.

GLC07808.044

January 23, 1861

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary "Mollie" McLean

He sends a picture of Neil Wheeler and tells her to get an album for the different pictures he has sent. He will leave for New Orleans shortly.

GLC02161.006

2 December 1861

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Harriet W. Dewey

Mark hasn't arrived in Washington yet, but his baggage arrived. He is off to visit Col. Alberge and doesn't have time to write. Written at Camp Rogers.

GLC02161.011

January 19, 1862

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his aunt

He is camped near Washington and he is very interested in the town. He wants to get a pass and explore. He imagines a time when the great rebellion will end and the troops will go marching back to whoever is home.

GLC02161.016