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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02910 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War Photographs |
| Title | Brady cabinet card and carte de visites of Lincoln |
| Date | February 1861, February 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | The carte de visite (#1 10 x 6.2 cm.) is by Gardner 2/24/1861, republished by Gardner (imprint on verso), O-49 (M-71). It is the same image as GLC#919.01. The cabinet card (#2 16.3 x 10.6 cm) has Brady imprint front and back, and is a variant of O-92 without the table and with L's lower hand cut-off (see Ostendorf p. 176). The negative was taken by Anthony Berger 2/9/1864 and is the basis for Lincoln on $5 bill. |
| Subjects | Civil War President Coins and Currency |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |