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E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07734 Author/Creator: E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: February 1865 Pagination: 1 stereocard ; 8 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Photograph taken February 1865. President Lincoln is wearing a dark coat, vest, bowtie, and white shirt. Printed on the verso of the card: "prominent portraits no. 2969" Published by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium. There is a three cent stamp on the upper right hand corner and, an address label reading " From J.L. Bates, 129 Washington St., Boston" on the upper left hand corner.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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