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Photograph Album
1850/1865
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
Springfield, IL, United States
Collecting small photographs (called carte-de-visites) of famous people was very popular in the mid-1800s. The Lincolns had several albums. A family legend suggests that Abraham Lincoln gave Mary Todd an album before they were married. It probably looked similar to this small, thick book.
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Details
- Title: Photograph Album
- Date Created: 1850/1865
- Contributor: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/liho/exb/home/LIHO775_946_albumPhoto.html
- Source: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: LIHO 775
- Measurements: H 15.2, W 14, D 7.2 cm
- Materials: Leather, metal, ivory, cardboard
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