Berger, Anthony, fl. 1864 [Photograph of Abraham and "Tad" Lincoln]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00206.02 Author/Creator: Berger, Anthony, fl. 1864 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 9 February 1864 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 20 x 16 cm. Order a Copy
Photograph of A. Lincoln and his ten-year-old son "Tad" reading. (with tax stamp on back). An enduring popular image of Lincoln and his youngest son. This informal joint portrait, taken in Brady's Washington studio, features Lincoln seated with a album of carte-de-visites on his lap; Tad, dressed in his best clothes, including watch fob and chain, stood on his father's left while they studied the album.
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