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Abraham Lincoln presidential collection [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: AV 83

Scope and Contents Collection illustrates the life and death of Abraham Lincoln. Included are portraits of Lincoln as a young man and during the Presidency; the Republican Presidential ticket of 1860 and the Union Presidential ticket of 1864; photographs and postcards of his boyhood home and his home in Springfield, Illinois; pamphlets and invitations to events held in honor of Lincoln after his death; photographs of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and photographs, prints and postcards of busts and...

Dates: circa 1860-197-?

Found in: Ohio History Connection

Andrew Johnson [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 3030

Scope and Contents Collection consists of portraits of United States President Andrew Johnson, including three on cartes de visite. One print of Johnson is based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel and published by Johnson Fry & Co. Publishers of New York. Mounted on one carte de visite is a small, oval shaped photograph of Johnson. It is framed by an embossed pattern on the carte de visite mount. The card was manufactured by the Salisbury, Bro. & Co. Text printed on the back of the card indicates they sold...

Dates: 186--19-?

Found in: Ohio History Connection

Anthony Wayne [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 4229

Scope and Contents The collection includes portraits of General Anthony Wayne, known as Mad Anthony Wayne, who lead a military campaign against Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory that culminated with the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 and the signing of the Treaty of Greene Ville in 1795. There are also photographs of a portrait of Wayne painted by Edward Savage in 1795, a monument in Cincinnati, Ohio marking the location of Wayne's army encampment in 1793 and a pipe, spurs and watch fob owned by...

Dates: 18---19--

Found in: Ohio History Connection

Edwin M. Stanton [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 3996

Scope and Contents Collection is comprised of prints depicting Edwin M. Stanton, a carte de visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton and photographs of homes occupied by Stanton. Additionally, the collection includes a photograph of a statue of Stanton in his hometown of Steubenville, Ohio and a program for the ceremony dedicating the statue in 1911. The oil portrait of Edwin M. Stanton in the collections of the Ohio Historical Society is catalog number H 24718.||||Credits: Engraver A. H. Ritchie; publisher Johnson,...

Dates: circa 1860-19--

Found in: Ohio History Connection

George B. McClellan [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 3535

Scope and Contents Collection consists of cartes de visite portraits of Union Civil War General George B. McClellan. Cartes de visite include photographic portraits and engraved reproductions of photographs. There are two copies of a print on carte de visite that depict McClellan with his wife, Ellen, and one the depicts Mrs. McClellan alone. Additionally, there is a an engraved portrait of McClellan in camp. It was published by Johnson, Fry & Co. and based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Two other...

Dates: 1861-19--

Found in: Ohio History Connection

Henry Clay [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 1854

Scope and Contents Collection contains portraits of Henry Clay, abolitionist and Ohio statesman, as well as a photographic reproduction of a broadside describing Clay's funeral procession through Columbus, Ohio. One portrait of Henry Clay has been removed for security. A photocopy of the portrait is included.

Dates: 1800s -1900s

Found in: Ohio History Connection

Jefferson Davis [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 2351

Scope and Contents Collection contains a carte de visite portrait of Confederate President Jefferson Davis by Brady's National Portrait Gallery. There is an engraved print based on this photograph. A second engraved print found in the collection depicts Davis seated. It is based on a painting. Additionally, there is a color print of Davis official residence in Richmond, Virginia that was known as the Confederate White House; a memorial stereograph commemorating his death; and a carte de visite that is composite...

Dates: circa 1861-19--

Found in: Ohio History Connection

Stephen A. Douglas [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 3139

Scope and Contents Collection contains three cartes de visite portraits of prominent 19th century politician Stephen A. Douglas and one carte de visite portrait of his wife. One carte de visite was published by E. Anthony. There is also an engraved portrait of Douglas published by Johnson, Fry & Co. He is pictured standing. The print is described as a "Likeness from the latest Photograph taken from life." Additionally, a photograph of a painting depicting Douglas and a photomechanical reproduction of a...

Dates: circa 1860-19--

Found in: Ohio History Connection

Ulysses S. Grant [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 4547

Scope and Contents The collection contains photographs, postcards and prints depicting Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, his Presidency and later in life, including images of Grant in military uniform and with his family. There are photographs and postcards depicting Grant's birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio, his childhood home and the school that he attended in Georgetown, Ohio. Additionally, the collection includes photographs of memorials to Grant and a "Welcome Grant" sign in Riverside, New York in...

Dates: circa 1860-198-?

Found in: Ohio History Connection

William Tecumseh Sherman [graphic]

Collection

Identifier: SC 3947

Scope and Contents Collection consists of period photographs, photographic reproductions and prints depicting General William Tecumseh Sherman during and after the Civil War. Primarily Sherman is depicted in military uniform, in a few images he is seen in formal dress. All but two images depict Sherman alone. There is one photograph of Sherman standing in the center of a group of officers. It is signed "To my old friend & commander Genl W.T. Sherman, Ever your friend, J.H. Hammond, April 14th, 1890." The...

Dates: 186--197-?

Found in: Ohio History Connection

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