Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1864
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President Abraham Lincoln made himself readily available to many photographers of the era, leaving a large and varied photo legacy. This carte-de-visite is based on an Anthony Berger photograph made at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., gallery in 1864. Starting in the 1860s people exchanged and collected card photographs like this to help them remember family and celebrities.
President Abraham Lincoln made himself readily available to many photographers of the era, leaving a large and varied photo legacy. This carte-de-visite is based on an Anthony Berger photograph made at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., gallery in 1864. Starting in the 1860s people exchanged and collected card photographs like this to help them remember family and celebrities.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
1864
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.0.12.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 2.438 in
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