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Lincoln Kaleidoscope
Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln
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Facts about this object
Abraham and Mary Lincoln were never photographed together. The eagle, flags, shield, olive branches, and stars that surround the Lincolns’ photographs attest to their status as president and first lady.
During the mid-nineteenth century, Americans collected carte-de-visite photographs of famous people and kept them in albums with pages specially designed to hold the small photograph cards.
Details
- Description:
- CDV, miniature side-by-side oval portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln in embossed frames with flags, shield, and eagle
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Item ID:
- OC-0357