Item 59: Engraving by Unknown, [no date], of Abraham Lincoln, after a photograph possessed by W[endell] P[hillips] Garrison [removed to oversize box #1] , no date
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 59
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving.
Condition Note:
Good. Slight vinegar smell.
Measurements:
13 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.
Description:
An engraving that recreates a photograph of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. The image depicts Lincoln in a bust-length portrait, wearing a black overcoat and white, button-down undershirt. His hair is slicked back and he has a black neck tie.
Below the image, there is a printed note that the engraving is created from an original photograph by unknown, in the possession of Wendell Phillips Garrison, an American author and editor.
Transcription:
Abraham Lincoln.
From a photograph in possession of W.P. Garrison, Esq.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu