Showing posts with label abraham lincoln. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abraham lincoln. Show all posts

Monday, February 5, 2018

Friday, August 26, 2016

Ambrotype Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Danville, Illinois (1857)


Ambrotype portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Danville, Illinois, May 1857. By Amon T. Joslin. Image from the book Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

View of President Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Procession on Main Street in Buffalo, New York (1865)


View of President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession on Main Street in Buffalo, New York, April 27, 1865. The catafalque carrying his casket is visible in the street on the left.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Alleged Photograph of Abraham Lincoln and Another Two Men Inspecting Construction of the United States Capitol’s Current Dome in Washington, D.C. (1861)


Alleged photograph of Abraham Lincoln (left) and another two men inspecting the construction of the United States Capitol’s current dome in Washington, D.C., c. 1861. From the collection of Charles F. Thomas, an engineer who helped supervise the installation of the Statue of Freedom on top of the dome. Image from Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

A Group of Mourners Posing in Front of Abraham Lincoln’s Former Home in the 1840′s Named the Globe Tavern Sometime After Lincoln’s Assassination in Springfield, Illinois (1865)



A group of mourners posing in front of Abraham Lincoln’s former home in the 1840′s named the Globe Tavern sometime after Lincoln’s assassination in Springfield, Illinois, 1865. By Samuel Montague Fasset.

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

View of People Posing in Front of Abraham Lincoln's House Draped in Mourning Sometime After Lincoln's Assassination in Springfield, Illinois (1865)


View of people posing in front of Abraham Lincoln's house draped in mourning sometime after Lincoln's assassination in Springfield, Illinois, 1865. The horse is probably one owned by Lincoln named Old Robin.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

John Flynn Posing With Abraham Lincoln's Horse Named Old Robin on the Day of Lincoln's Funeral in Springfield, Illinois (1865)


John Flynn posing with Abraham Lincoln's horse named Old Robin on the day of Lincoln's funeral in Springfield, Illinois, May 4, 1865. Flynn had bought Old Robin from Lincoln on January 23, 1861. The unidentified African American man was employed as Flynn's groom. Image from Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

View of Congressman Thaddeus Stevens' Casket Lying in State at the Foot of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C. (1868)


View of Congressman Thaddeus Stevens' casket lying in state at the foot of a statue of Abraham Lincoln as well as a number of soldiers paying their respects in the United States Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C., 1868. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Friday, January 16, 2015

Carte De Visite View of Union Soldiers and Other Mourners Posing Around the Receiving Vault in Oak Ridge Cemetery Where President Abraham Lincoln and His Son Were Temporarily Buried in Springfield, Illinois (1865)


Carte de visite view of Union soldiers and other unidentified mourners posing around the receiving vault in Oak Ridge Cemetery where President Abraham Lincoln and his son, William Wallace Lincoln, were temporarily buried in Springfield, Illinois, c. 1865.

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View of President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Procession in Indianapolis, Indiana (1865)


View of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 30, 1865. His casket is visible on the horse-drawn hearse. From Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

View of Abraham Lincoln’s House Surrounded by Supporters During His 1860 Presidential Campaign in Springfield, Illinois (1860)

 The sign that the supporter is holding up on the right reads “Won’t you let me in, Kansas.”

Close-up of Lincoln (tall man in center) surrounded by his supporters.
View of Abraham Lincoln’s house surrounded by supporters during his 1860 presidential campaign in Springfield, Illinois, August 8, 1860. Lincoln is the tall man in white standing to the right of the front door. By William A. Shaw. From Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

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View of a Crowd Outside of the Chicago Convention Center Known as the Wigwam Which Was Built For the Republican National Convention of 1860 Where Abraham Lincoln Was Nominated to be the Republican Party Presidential Candidate (1860)


View of a crowd outside of the Chicago convention center known as the Wigwam which was built for the Republican National Convention of 1860 where Abraham Lincoln was nominated as the Republican Party presidential candidate, c. 1860. It was a temporary wooden structure that could hold around 12,000 people. Photograph by Alexander Hessler.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

A Short List of Non-Stereoscopic Civil War Stereoviews

A list of stereoviews I have come across that do not reveal any actual depth. They are usually just two of the exact same photograph next to each other. Most appear to be made on purpose but some might have been made accidentally. Many more will hopefully gradually be added.

President Abraham Lincoln, 1864.

Amputation scene at Union field hospital. Source.

 Battle of Bull Run Monument dedication in Virginia, June 10, 1865. Source.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Two Photographs Taken During President Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois (1865)

 


Two photographs taken during President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral when his casket as well as the one of his son, William Wallace Lincoln, was temporarily placed in the receiving vault of Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, May 4, 1865. By Samuel Montague Fassett.

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