[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Summary
Photograph of reproduction of engraving based on photograph by Anthony Berger, taken February 9, 1864, showing Abraham Lincoln as head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.
A widely circulated carte-de-visite photo-copy of an engraved portrait based on Berger's camera study, often mistaken for a print of the original photograph. (Source: Ostendorf p. 177)
On verso: L.J. Powers, dealer in photograph albums &c. No. 90 Main Street, Springfield, Mass.
Ostendorf, no. 12
Meserve, no. 4
Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 177.
Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013.
Tags
Date
01/01/1865
Contributors
Berger, Anthony, photographer
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.