Lincoln & his secretaries, Nicolay & Hay
Alexander Gardner1863-12
House Divided Project at Dickinson College
Carlisle, United States
Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln seated between his private secretaries John G. Nicolay and John Hay at a photo session in Alexander Gardner's studio in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 1863. "On this day John Hay wrote in his diary: 'Went with Mrs. Ames to Gardner's Gallery & were soon joined by Nico (John G. Nicolay) and the Prest. We had a great many pictures taken ... some of the Prest. the best I have seen. ... Nico & I immortalized ourselves by having ourselves done in a group with the Prest." (Source: Ostendorf, p. 142)
- Title: Lincoln & his secretaries, Nicolay & Hay
- Creator: Alexander Gardner
- Date: 1863-12
- Original Source: Library of Congress
- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
- Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-19421 (digital file from original item) LC-USZ62-9708 (b&w film copy neg.)
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Medium: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 7 3/4 x 6 in.
- Call Number: PRES FILE - Lincoln, Abraham--Portraits--Meserve no. 56 [item] [P&P]
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