Memorial to Lincoln's Life and Death

Title: Memorial to Lincoln's Life and Death
Description: Framed collection of carte-de-visite memorial cards depicting the life and death of President Lincoln. In the top half, the American eagle is surrounded by two portraits of President Lincoln. The bottom center card shows the apotheosis of Lincoln, with George Washington welcoming Lincoln into heaven with a laurel wreath. On the left is a photo of Lincoln's family. The bottom right card is a photo of Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, by photographer Alexander Gardner.The carte-de-visite are presented in a decorative wooden frame with ivory inlays.
Date: ca. 1865
Temporal Coverage: 1860s See all items with this value
Subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 See all items with this value
Extent: 14 1/8"w x 15"h
Medium: cartes-de-visite (card photographs) See all items with this value
Access Rights: public domain
Rights: Users assume all responsibility for questions of copyright, invasion of privacy, and rights of publicity that may arise in using reproductions from the library's collections.
Identifier: OUSC.SPR.0001

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