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Carte-de-Visite of President Lincoln
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
Springfield, IL, United States
Steel engraving of Lincoln based on photo taken Feb. 9, 1864 mounted on small card. Original photograph by Alexander Gardner in Washington, DC. on Feb. 9, 1864.
A previous owner of this image bluntly labeled it, “A. Lincoln Dead.” Cartes-de-visite were collector’s items and sometimes traded like baseball cards today.
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Details
- Title: Carte-de-Visite of President Lincoln
- Contributor: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/liho/exb/presidency/Funeral/7258-Lincoln-steel-engravin.html
- Source: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: LIHO 7258
- Measurements: Paper, cardboard
- Materials: H 10.2, W 6.3 cm
- Date: 1864 - 1900
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