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Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg photo
- Creator:
- C. M. Biggers
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1900-1907
- Materials:
- paper, pen and ink
- Measurements:
- overall: 15 1/2 in x 12 3/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2265
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This pen and ink illustration of President Abraham Lincoln was done after a photograph taken of him on November 8, 1863, in Washington, D. C. It is one of several illustrations done by C. M. Biggers for the book "The Lincoln Album : Life of the Preserver of the Union, the Liberator of a People, and the First American" published in 1907 by Hawkins Publishing Company, St. Louis, Missouri. President Lincoln is shown facing the viewer and wearing a dark coat and bow tie. The entire book pdf can be viewed online at https: //ia802905.us.archive.org. This illustration appears on page 46 in the book. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum