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circa 1887

[Portrait of Abraham Lincoln with two unidentified men]

One print of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln with text below him that reads "...cherish a just and lasting peace."

GLC08878.1229

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Frederick Douglass’s tribute to Abraham Lincoln, 1880

Literature

Despite initial differences, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln forged a relationship over the course of the Civil War based on a shared vision. Fifteen years after Lincoln’s death, Douglass described him as "one of the noblest...

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Pamphlet

circa 17 July 1858

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

[Abraham Lincoln speech delivered July 17, 1858]

Speech delivered on July 17, 1858 in Springfield, IL, as a prelude to the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Contains Lincoln's stands on key national issues including the Dred Scott decision and the Lecompton Constitution. "My declarations upon...Negro...

GLC09241

Video

Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln

Art, Literature

An eminent Lincoln scholar, Douglas Wilson is the director emeritus of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. In Honor’s Voice, Professor Wilson draws on testimonies and recollections by Abraham Lincoln’s...

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Abraham Lincoln's last letter to his wife, 1865

Government and Civics

This letter, written as the Union captured the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, demonstrates Lincoln’s active, hands-on commitment as commander in chief of the armed forces as well as his devotion to his family. It reads...

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1864

[Chromolithograph oil portrait of Abraham Lincoln, framed]

Idealized oil chromolithograph of Lincoln mounted on wooden backing within an oval wood frame. Published by E. C. Middleton & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.

GLC02914

Collection Item

Photograph

8 January 1864

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

[Abraham Lincoln, stereocard, seated half length view]

Yellow mount with printed inscription "American & Foreign Portrait Gallery." Half length, seated view of Lincoln without pink tinting. Similar to image #34.

GLC05136.35

Collection Item

Photograph

8 January 1864

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

"Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President of United States"

Yellow mount with printed inscription "American & Foreign Portrait Gallery." Anthony's Prominent Portraits, #2968. Half length, seated view of Lincoln, with pink tinted face, hands, and chair. [O-84 variant]

GLC05136.34

Collection Item

Photograph

1861-1865

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

[Vignette of Abraham Lincoln and son Tad]

Reproduction of a photograph taken by Brady. Lincoln and his son are looking at an album of cartes.

GLC07963.02

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