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[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding hi...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Correspo...

Lincoln, Abraham - Folder 4 of 4

Agreement in Musick for use of Johnson v. Baughn & Jackson, [Law paper...

Portion of document appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Summary: Baughn sued Johnson to recover a horse, valued at $90, and filed with Sheriff Musick a $180 replevin bond, which would be void if Baughn won the cas... more

Card of Mr. John Hay, Executive Mansion with handwritten note.

Bill of Exceptions in Unknown v. Unknown, [Law papers].

Summary: An unknown plaintiff sued an unknown defendant, who retained Lincoln. The court ruled for the plaintiff. The defendant apparently planned to appeal the case because Lincoln wrote a bill of exceptions f... more

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscella...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Proofs a...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebook...

Harpers Ferry. (From the Potomac side).

Harpers Ferry. (From the Blue Ridge).

A list of the members of the 12th General Assembly of the State of Ill...

Includes name of Abraham Lincoln.

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebook...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Manuscri...

A 100th anniversary map of Abraham Lincoln's visit to Massachusetts, S...

Grand inauguration ball.

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Correspo...

A bad egg for a southern stomach.

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Correspo...

Letting the last "Democratic Drop."

Abraham Lincoln / lith. & published by Edw. Mendel.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.

Campaign song.

Handwritten note across top of songsheet: First sung in the loft over Geirson & Walihaus in warehouse, by eh author, in may 1860. Handwritten note under composer credit: afterward Major General in U. S. Army.

Exhibition of the Philomathean Society of Danville, Ill. On Thursday e...

Handwritten on verso: Ira Mayfield, J. B. Lemon, Daniel Clap, Dr. Balch.

Letter to H. A. Wise from James Lyons, October 20, 1852.

[Print of the "lost ambertype" of Lincoln.]

Written in pencil on back: This is the photograph from the original ambertype owned by the Latham family of Lincoln, Illinois. It was posed for by Mr. Lincoln at the time the city of Lincoln was named for him. ... more

Lincoln's invitation to Peoria. [Facsimile.]

Facsimile of letter sent by Peorians in 1854 asking Lincoln to come here to reply to Douglas's speech.

[Abraham Lincoln while campaigning for the U.S. Senate, taken in Chica...

Title devised by Library staff. Original photograph: The original daguerreotype is at the Chicago Historical Society. Ostendorf, no. 6 Meserve, no. 3 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by L... more

Odd-Fellow's Hall. Thursday Even'g, June 8. Last night Uncle Tom's Cab...

Previously uncataloged.

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebook...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscella...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscella...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Miscella...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebook...

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebook...

Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler.

The grand national fight 2 against 1 fought on the 6th Nov.1856; for o...

Liberty. The fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"...

The great presidential race of 1856.

"Buck" taking the pot.

The Buck chase of 1856.

Shall I vote for ten cents a day?

The morning after the election _ November 1856.

[Abraham Lincoln, immediately prior to Senate nomination, Chicago, Ill...

Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. According to Ostendorf, this portrait by Hessler was copied during Lincoln's campaign and further distributed. Ostendorf, no. 2 (variation) Meserve, n... more

[Abraham Lincoln while a traveling lawyer, taken in Danville, Illinois

Illus. in: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln / Frederick Hill Meserve. New York, Privately printed, 1911, p. 43. Original photograph: The original ambrotype is at the Illinois State Historical Library. Ostendo... more

[Abraham Lincoln: Immediately prior to Senate nomination, Chicago, Ill...

Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Ostendorf, no. 2 Meserve, no. 6 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 6-7.

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Reversed a...

"On February 28, 1857, Alexander Hesler took the famous photograph of Lincoln in Chicago. About seven months earlier, so the story went, Lincoln had posed for William H. Masters of Princeton, Illinois. No photo... more

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebook...

[Framed photograph of Lincoln by Samuel Alschuler.]

Letter to Hon. Henry A. Wise from S. A. Douglas, November 7, 1858.

Refers to success of the Democratic Party in recent State elections in Illinois.

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing left]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbins in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... more

[Abraham Lincoln, bust-length portrait, facing right]

Ostendorf, no. 12 Meserve, no. 4 Original photograph: The original tintype is at the National Lincoln Museum (Old Ford's Theatre), according to Ostendorf. Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album /... more

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbons in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... more

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbins in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... more

Letter to Henry Clay Whitney, Esq. from Abraham Lincoln, November 30, ...

Requests copies of the Lincoln-Douglas debates as they were reported in the Tribune.

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbons in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... more

Warrant of Attorney in Blong v. W. C. Taylor & Co., [Law papers].

Summary: W. C. Taylor and Company gave Blong an $8,428.72 promissory note but failed to pay. W. C. Taylor and Co. signed a warrant of attorney that authorized Lincoln or any other attorney to confess judgment a... more

Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman: Notebook...

Republican and democratic tickets. [Illinois campaign ticket]

The Ship of State. A Republican song.

Hon. Abraham Lincoln,

Print showing Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.

[Kellogg printers portrait of Lincoln.]

An Heir to the throne.

Abraham Lincoln / Fabronius ; lith. & published by Edw. Mendel.

An early campaign portrait of Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. The bust portrait is based on Samuel M. Fassett's October 1859 photograph of the Illinois Republican. Below it is a small allegor... more

Republican ticket. For President, Abraham Lincoln, For Vice-President,...

Photographic reproduction.

Political chart. Presidential campaign, 1860

Campaign broadside presenting portraits and platforms of all candidates as well as portraits of the 15 previous Presidents.

[A. Lincoln]

Silhouette drawing is full-length side-view of United States president Abraham Lincoln facing left. Gift; Mrs. John Lightfoot, Jr.; 1921; (DLC/PP-1921:46345).

Lincoln & Hamlin. Ward 5. Republican ticket. [Massachusetts campaign ...

Lithograph of Abraham Lincoln on horseback within a border of furled U...

[Sartain portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln]

Democratic ticket. [Illinois campaign ticket]

Illinois democratic party ticket.

[Rocca portrait of Lincoln]

Lincoln's facsimile signature at bottom of portrait.

The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott

A general parody on the 1860 presidential contest, highlighting the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the race. That controversial decision, handed down in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, ruled that ne... more

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

The Library's print is a copy of an ambrotype by T. Painter Pearson, Macomb, Illinois. This print is reversed from the ambrotype. Ostendorf, no. 8 (variant) Meserve, no. 11 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: ... more

Proemie des Hochwaechters. [political campaign portraits of Lincoln an...

Military on Broadway

Stereograph shows soldiers on Broadway, men in trees and crowds lining the street, probably during Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, April, 24 or 25, New York City, N.Y. No. 345. Title from item. Publisher ... more

[Kellenberger portrait of Lincoln.]

[Abraham Lincoln: President-elect]

Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Ostendorf, no. 40 Meserve, no. 33 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 67.

Storming the castle. "Old Abe" on guard.

[Zorn & Co. portrait of President Lincoln]

To the citizens of Philadelphia.

Presidential campaign document issued "by order of the People's City Committee of Superintendence" and dated Nov. 6, 1860.

The "Lincoln column," first monolith raised, Nov. 1860, Presidential e...

Photo shows construction at U.S. Capitol, including African American workmen with a column named in the photograph to recognize Abraham Lincoln's election as president on Nov. 6, 1860. Title from item. In album... more

The ass that kicked against the pricks.

Lincoln, Hamlin, and Curtin! The friends of Lincoln, Hamlin and Curtin...

From the Oliver R. Barrett Collection.

Lincoln & Johnson. National Union ticket. [Massachusetts campaign tick...

Hon. Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky, February 12, 1809 / photograph...

Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. Wood engraving after photograph by Brady. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, (1860 Nov. 10), p. 705.

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, ...

Photo shows presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, two days after he won his party's nomination. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 42.) The Library's print is a copy of an ambrotype. As a result,... more

[A. Brett & Co. portrait of Lincoln based on Gardner photograph.].

Based on Meserve no 51, Washington, 1863. Facsimile of Lincoln's signature at bottom of portrait.

[Hagelberg portrait of Abraham Lincoln]

39.5 x 31.5 cm. Mounted on 57 x 47.3 cm.

National republican platform. Adopted by the National Republican Conve...

Ager vs. information Young America politics.

Illustrations showing (1) a stranger interviews an Illinois native about Abraham Lincoln and the native goes into an "ager shake" (malarial chills); and (2) children discuss whom their fathers will vote for in ... more

[Hesler photograph of Lincoln.]

[Lincoln portrait engraved by E. G. Williams & Bro. based on a Brady p...

(Based on Meserve no. 75? A photograph by Matthew B. Brady in Washington, believed to have been made in 1863.) Penciled on back. Gift of Gladys Tallman. 10/23/64.

Republican ticket. For President, Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. For Vi...

The Coles County Court House in Charleston, Ills., in which Lincoln of...

Photograph showing courthouse with people and horse-drawn wagons in front. Title from item. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1972:140

[Lassalle portrait of Lincoln]

Facsimile of Lincoln's signature at bottom of portrait. Signed on stone: Emile Lassalle.

Cooke's campaign songs, as sung by Cooke's New York Glee Club.

Republican ticket. Liberty and Union. [New Hampshire Campaign ticket].

Letters of acceptance from Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, indors...

[Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States based on a ...

Based on Meserve no 20, a Brady photograph..

Democratic ticket. For President, Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois. Fo...