Lincoln graphics collection [graphic], 1846-2000.

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Lincoln graphics collection [graphic], 1846-2000.

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This collection consists of photographs, prints, engravings, and statues depicting Abraham Lincoln and the people and events in his life. The collection is arranged into seventeen series. Series 1, Boyhood: consists of seven items including three of a young Abraham Lincoln reading. Series 2, Campaigns and Elections: consists of 26 items ranging from a beardless Lincoln on the campaign trail to his inaugurations. Four of the items are Currier and Ives campaign banners. Series 3, Political Cartoons: consists of 27 items. Some of the cartoons are from Lincoln's days on the campaign trail. Others are from the years he was in office and dealing with the Civil War. Series 4, Presidency: consists of 17 different groupings of former presidents. Series 5, Politicians: consists of 10 items. Included are members of Lincoln's cabinet, General Grant, and President Garfield who was assassinated 16 years after Lincoln. Series 6, Civil War: consists of 34 items. Included among these items are three photographs of Lincoln during his visits to Antietam and eight scenes of Lincoln meeting with his generals. Series 7, White House: consists of 10 items including groupings of Lincoln and his cabinet members. Series 8, Quotes and Speeches: consits of 20 items. There are seven items that include quotes, eight prints of the Gettysburg Address, and two prints of the farewell address he gave in Springfield, Illinois, before leaving for Washington, D.C. Series 9, Emancipation: consists of 27 items including a photograph of the original Emancipation Proclamation and two artistic interpretations of the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation. Series 10, Assassination and Death: consists of 78 items. Among these, 15 are scenes of Lincoln on his death-bed, seven are scenes of Lincoln's assassination and the events with John Wilkes Booth which followed, and 15 are scenes of Lincoln's funeral journey. Series 11, Iconography: consists of 86 items. Most of the pictures in this series have a symbolic reference to Lincoln freeing the slaves or preserving the Union. Series 12, Family: consists of 38 items. Most of these are idyllic scenes of the Lincoln family together. Since the family was never photographed together, the prints are composite creations, using individual photographs of family members to create posed family settings. Series 13, Mary Todd: consists of 17 items. All of the pictures except one are of Mary during her years as the First Lady. Series 14, Residences: consists of 23 items. Most of the prints are of Lincoln's house in Springfield, but there are also some of the log cabin where he was born in Kentucky and the log cabin where he lived in Indiana. Series 15, Graphic Portratis: consists of 197 portraits of Abraham Lincoln. Series 16: Photographic Portraits: consists of 68 photographs of Abraham Lincoln. Included in this series are the images representing the first and last photographs taken of Lincoln. Series 17, Statues/Busts/Plaques: consists of 67 items including the statue of a seated Lincoln that was used as a guide in constructing the Lincoln Memorial statue.

752 photographs, lithographs, engravings, and busts.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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