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Famous Portraits of Abraham Lincoln

Photograph of prison where conspirators were confined-Negative taken at old penitentiary
building on arsenal grounds at Washington, where accused were imprisoned in cells and
heavily chained and manacled-Original negative in Brady-Gardner Collection deposited
in Springfield, Massachusetts..
Photograph of Military Court that tried Lincoln conspirators-Negative taken when com-
mission began to take testimony on May 12, 1865-Lieutenant-General Grant, whose life
was also in conspiracy, was first witness-Print in collection of Americana of Mr. Fred-
erick H. Meserve of New York....

Photograph of gallows in prison yard where conspirators were hanged-Negative taken on afternoon of July 7, 1865, when ropes were being noosed about conspirators-Original negative by Alexander Gardner, government photographer, now in Brady-Gardner Collection in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Photograph of execution of convicted prisoners in Lincoln assassination-This remarkable negative is silent witness of end of one of the world's greatest tragedies-Taken by Alexander Gardner while those who paid penalty were hanging on gallows-Negative in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Photograph of funeral procession of Lincoln passing through streets of Washington at beginning of sixteen hundred mile journey to his old home at Springfield, Illinois, on April 21, 1865-Negative by Gardner..

Photograph of bier on which President Lincoln rested in state while men, women, and children
wept over their lost leader on his funeral day on April 19, 1865, when twenty-five million
people throughout country bowed their heads in tribute-Original negatives by Alexander
Gardner now deposited in Brady-Gardner Collection at Springfield, Massachusetts..
Photograph of funeral catafalque of Lincoln passing through Philadelphia....
Photograph while Lincoln's body was lying in state before great throngs at City Hall in New
York...

Photograph of the funeral car bearing the dead Lincoln back to Springfield, Illinois-Prints
from the collection of Mr. Frederick H. Meserve of New York..
Photograph taken while laying Lincoln in his tomb in beautiful Oak Ridge Cemetery in Spring-
field, Illinois, on May 4, 1865....

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Photograph of tomb of Lincoln where Lincoln's body was left with a soldier's guard by a mourning nation-Prints from the collection of Mr. Frederick H. Meserve of New York.. 109 Photograph of national memorial at Lincoln's burial place in his old home city of Springfield, Illinois-Massive marble column rising above the catacomb and memorial hall proclaims the simple greatness of the man whom the whole world loves-Photograph taken shortly after its erection, in 1874, showing the original tomb at the foot of the hill where Lincoln lay for nine years-Print in collection of Americana owned by Mr. Frederick H. Meserve of New York..

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This collection includes all the original photographs of Abraham Lincoln that are known to be in existence. In many instances the original negatives have been destroyed and prints are in possession of several collectors. It has been the desire of this handbook to give the credit to the owner of the original negative whenever it is known to be in existence. Otherwise the credit is given to the collection from which the print used in this volume is taken. During the exhaustive investigations necessary in making this collection it was found that various coyprights on the same print are held by several collectors, while the holder of the original negative seems to be unprotected. While there has been considerable democracy in copyright protections, it is not probable that the collector holding merely a print has an equitable right to control another man's property. This condition is probably partially due to the kinship which Abraham Lincoln holds to the American people-a kinship which has made his portraits a common heritage of the generations. The actual property right is undoubtedly with the owner of the original negative. It has been the desire of the investigator, however, to fully respect the claims of the various collectors and to give them full credit for the courtesy that they have extended without entering into their conflicting claims.

Hundred Greatest Books on Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, A History-By his secretaries, John C. Nicolay and John Hay-A monumental work in ten volumes, portraying the life of a man and the history of the times from intimate

association.

History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln-By his law partner, William H. Herndon, assisted by Jesse William Weik-A true story of a great life by one who was with him when he rose from obscurity-Recorded in two volumes.

Life of Abraham Lincoln-By Ida Minerva Tarbell-Testimony of many witnesses who knew Lincoln in his early life, with reminiscences by his friends, including many exhibits of rare documents, speeches, letters and telegrams-Recorded in two volumes.

The Everyday Life of Abraham Lincoln-By Francis F. Browne-Lincoln's life and character portrayed by those who knew him; the friends, neighbors and associates during his whole careerEstimates and impressions of distinguished men, with reminiscences, incidents, and tributes from universal sources.

The True Abraham Lincoln-By William Eleroy Curtis-Entertaining and graphic pictures of Lincoln from men who knew him-The simple story of a common man.

Abraham Lincoln, The Man of the People-By Norman Hapgood-Story of a man who became the leader of the plain people-A virile expression of the character of Lincoln and qualities that made him the greatest man of his times and yet the simplest and most humble.

Abraham Lincoln, The Boy and the Man-By James Morgan-A dramatic story of the struggles and troubles of the common man; how he solved great problems by the plain reasoning of common sense and wrought great deeds by the exercise of the common qualities of honesty and courage, patience, justice and conscience.

Abraham Lincoln, American Statesman-By John Torrey Morse-An able and critical study of Lincoln and his work-An estimate of his statesmanship and political greatness, in two volumes. The Life of Abraham Lincoln-By Isaac Newton Arnold-An entertaining narrative by the lawyer who was associated with Lincoln at the bar of Illinois and as a member of Congress in war time-The same author wrote The History of Abraham Lincoln and the Overthrow of Slavery, immediately after Lincoln's death, in 1866.

The Life of Abraham Lincoln from His Birth to His Inauguration as President-By Ward Hill Lamon-Personal recollections of Lincoln's law partner at Springfield, who, after Lincoln's election as President, became his private secretary and later his marshal-His recollections have also been edited by his daughter, Dorothy Lamon.

The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States-By Henry Jarvis Raymond, who himself took a prominent part in the politics of the timesThis is one of the first biographies of Lincoln and appeared in 1864-5, given with state papers, speeches, messages, letters, and intimate descriptions of the closing scenes connected with

his life and death.

The Life of Abraham Lincoln-By Joseph Gilbert Holland, one of the journalists who knew Lincoln intimately and was one of the first to write his biography in 1865-6-He was a Northerner who had lived in the South and knew the estimate of the man-His simple story is still one of just and honest judgment.

Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln-By Francis B. Carpenter, an artist who painted one of the famous portraits of Lincoln and lived with him during the most critical days of the American Crisis, portraying the inner life at the White House-This is an intimate story written in 1866.

Life on the Circuit with Lincoln-By Henry Clay Whitney, a fellow circuit rider who knew the simple manhood of Lincoln as the country lawyer-A characterized portrayal of Lincoln in his most picturesque background.

Recollections of Abraham Lincoln-By Lucius Eugene Chittenden, an official in Lincoln's administration who gives his personal reminiscences and experiences with the President during the war-Entertaining memories of one who was close to Lincoln in Washington.

Lincoln, Master of Men-By Alonzo Rothschild—A study of the character of Lincoln and his ability as a leader-A brilliant estimate of his power, original in its treatment and executed with skill. Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War-By James Roberts Gilmore-Entertaining glimpses into the personal characteristics of Lincoln with memoirs and anecdotes of personal relations with him during the dark days of the Civil War.

Washington in Lincoln's Time-By Noah Brooks, a trusted friend of Lincoln who was associated with the man and the events during the American Crisis-His books also include a biography of Lincoln for young people; a narrative of the worth and early manhood of Lincoln; and his connection with the downfall of slavery.

Abraham Lincoln, An Essay-By Carl Schurz, who was appointed minister to Spain by President Lincoln and later became a member of President Hayes' cabinet-A luminous appreciation, given with testimonies by Emerson, Whittier, Holmes and Lowell.

Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln-Twelve volumes containing several authentic lines known to be in existence from the speeches and writings of Lincoln, including his letters, state papers, and messages-With exhaustive Lincoln biography by Daniel Fish.

Hundred Greatest Books on Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln's Pen and Voice-Compiled by G. M. Van Buren-A complete compilation of his letters, civil, political, and military; also his public addresses, messages to Congress, inaugurals and others.

Abraham Lincoln's Speeches Complete-Edited by J. B. McClure-From his first address in Pappsville, Illinois, 1832, to his last address in Washington, April 11, 1865.

Abraham Lincoln, Stories and Speeches-Edited by J. B. McClure.

Lincoln's Early Speeches-Edited by Bliss Perry-Springfield speech-Cooper Union speech-
Inaugural addresses-Gettysburg address-Selected letters-Lincoln's last speech.
Lincoln; Passages from His Speeches and Letters-With an introduction by R. W. Gilder.
The Table Talk of Abraham Lincoln-Edited by W. O. Stoddard.

Words of Abraham Lincoln-Selected, arranged and annotated by I. Thomas-For use in schools.
Words of Lincoln-Compiled by O. H. Oldroyd-With an introduction by M. W. Fuller and T. S.
Hamlin Including several hundred opinions of his life and character by eminent persons of
this and other lands.

Political Debates Between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas-In the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois; including the preceding speeches of each at Chicago, and Springfield. Political Speeches and Debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, 1854-1861—Edited by Alonzo T. Jones.

Abraham Lincoln, The Backwoods Boy-By Horatio Alger, Jr.-Story of how a Young Railsplitter became President-Boyhood and Manhood Series of Illustrious Americans.

Life of Abraham Lincoln-By Joseph H. Barrett-With a condensed view of his most important speeches, his messages, proclamations, letters, and a concise history of the war.

The Life and Public Services of Honorable Abraham Lincoln-By Davis Vandewater Golden Bartlett.

The True Story of Abraham Lincoln, the American, Told for Boys and Girls-Children's Lives of
Great Men-By Elbridge Streeter Brooks.

In the Boyhood of Lincoln-By Hezekiah Butterworth.
Abraham Lincoln-By Charles Carleton Coffin.

Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States-By Frank Crosby-Containing his early history and political career; together with his speeches, messages, proclamations and other official documents.

Greeley on Lincoln-Edited by Joel Benton-With Mr. Greeley's letter to Charles A. Dana and a lady friend-Added reminiscences of Horace Greeley.

Abraham Lincoln: His Life and Public Services-Narrative by a woman in 1865-By Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford.

Assassination of Lincoln-By Thomas Mealey Harris-A history of the great conspiracy-Trial of the conspirators by a military commission and a review of the trial of John H. Surratt. Nancy Hanks-By Caroline Hanks Hitchcock-The story of Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy

Hanks.

Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition of Slavery in the United States-By Charles Godfrey Leland. Abraham Lincoln and Men of War-Times-By Alexander Kelly McClure-Some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration.

Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories-By James B. McClure.

Life of Abraham Lincoln-By Clifton M. Nichols-Being a biography of Lincoln's life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln.

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln-By Osborn Hamiline Oldroyd-Flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators, with an introduction by T. M. Harris.

The Lincoln Memorial; Album-Immortelles-Collected and edited by O. H. Oldroyd-Original lifepictures, with autographs, from the hands and hearts of eminent Americans and Europeans, contemporaries of the great martyr to liberty, Abraham Lincoln; together with extracts from his speeches and sayings-With an introduction by M. Simpson, D. D., and a sketch of the patriot's life by I. N. Arnold.

Abraham Lincoln-By John Carroll Power-His life, public services, death and great funeral cortege, from Washington to Springfield, Illinois-With history and description of the national Lincoln monument-History of the attempt to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln-Including a history of the Lincoln guard of honor, with eight years Lincoln memorial services. Lincoln in Story-By Silas Gamaliel Pratt-The life of the Martyr-President told in authenticated anecdotes.

The Children's Life of Abraham Lincoln-By M. Louise Putnam.

Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln, By Distinguished Men of His Times-By Allen Thorndike Rice-Contains articles by Ulysses S. Grant, Elihu B. Washburne, George W. Julian, R. E. Fenton, J. P. Usher, George S. Boutwell, Benjamin F. Butler, Charles C. Coffin, Frederick Douglass, Lawrence Weldon, Benjamin P. Poore, Titian J. Coffey, Henry Ward Beecher, William D. Kelley, Cassius M. Clay, Robert G. Ingersoll, A. H. Markland, Schuyler Colfax,

Hundred Greatest Books on Abraham Lincoln

Daniel W. Voorhees, Charles A. Dana, John A. Kasson, James B. Fry, Hugh McCulloch, Chauncey M. Depew, David R. Locke, Leonard Swett, Walt Whitman, Donn Piatt, E. W. Andrews, James C. Welling, John Conness, John B. Alley, and Thomas Hicks.

The First Published Life of Abraham Lincoln-By John Locke Scripps-Written in the year 1860; reprinted in the year 1900, by the Cranbrook Press.

The Life, Stories, and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln-By Paul Selby-A compilation of Lincoln's most remarkable utterances, with a sketch of his life.

Abraham Lincoln, A Character Sketch-By Robert Dickinson Sheppard-With anecdotes, characteristics and chronology.

Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life-By William Osborn Stoddard-Showing the inner growth, special training and peculiar fitness of the man for his work-Also Inside the White House in War-Times, and Lincoln at Work; Sketches from Life.

Pioneer Home to the White House-By William Makepeace Thayer-Life of Abraham Lincoln-With Eulogy by Honorable George Bancroft-The Pioneer boy, and how he became President. Abraham Lincoln, The First American-By David D. Thompson.

Tributes to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln-Reproduction in facsimile of eighty-seven memorials addressed by foreign municipalities and societies to the government of the United StatesPrepared under the direction of the Secretary of State at Washington.

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln; late President of the United States of America, and the attempted assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and Frederick W. Seward, Assistant Secretary, on the evening of the 14th of April, 1865-Expression of condolence and sympathy inspired by these events-Washington; Government Printing Office, 1867. Abraham Lincoln, Tributes from His Associates—Reminiscences of soldiers, statesmen and citizens— By William Hayes Ward.

Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln-Edited by John G. Nicolay and John Hay; with a general introduction by Richard Watson Gilder, and special articles by other eminent persons. Writings of Abraham Lincoln-Edited by Arthur Brooks Lapsley, with an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt; together with The Essay on Lincoln, by Carl Schurz; The Address on Lincoln, by Joseph H. Choate, and The Life of Lincoln, by Noah Brooks.

The Lincoln and Douglas Debates-The senatorial campaign of 1858 in Illinois, between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Arnold Douglas; containing also Lincoln's address at Cooper Institute, with introduction and notes by Archibald Lewis Bouton.

Abraham Lincoln, a True Life-By James Baldwin.

The Lincoln Legion, the Story of Its Founder and Forerunners-By Louis Albert Banks.
Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency-By Joseph Hartwell Barrett.

The Genesis of Lincoln-By James H. Cathey-Truth is stranger than fiction.

Abraham Lincoln, The Liberator: A Biographical Sketch-By Charles Wallace French.

The Story of Abraham Lincoln-By Mrs. Eleanor Gridley—The journey from the log cabin to the White House.

"Abe" Lincoln's Yarns and Stories-By Alexander Kelly McClure-A complete collection of the
funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller; with
introduction and anecdotes-The story of Lincoln's life told by himself in his stories.
The Real Lincoln-By Charles Landon Carter Minor-From the testimony of Lincoln's contem-
poraries.

Abraham Lincoln-By Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer-American Crisis Biographies.
Abraham Lincoln, A Character Sketch-By Robert Dickinson Sheppard-With Supplementary
Essay-By G. Mercer Adam-Also Suggestions from the Life of Lincoln-By Prof. Francis
W. Shepardson-The Early Years of Abraham Lincoln-By Prof. Goldwin Smith . . . together
with anecdotes, characteristics, and chronology.

The Boy Lincoln-By William Osborn Stoddard.
Abraham Lincoln, the Pioneer Boy, and How He Became President-The story of his life-By
William Makepeace Thayer.

A List of Lincolniana in the Library of Congress-By G. T. Ritchie-Writings of Abraham LincolnWritings relating to Abraham Lincoln-Washington; Government Printing Office, 1903. Lincoln and the Freedmen-By J. Grant Eaton, in collaboration with Ethel Osgood Mason-Reminiscences of the Civil War, with special reference to the work for the contrabands and freedmen of the Mississippi Valley.

History of the Administration of President Lincoln-By H. J. Raymond-Including Lincoln's speeches, letters, proclamations and messages-With preliminary sketch of his life. The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd-By N. Mudd-Containing Dr. Mudd's letters from Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas Island, where he was imprisoned four years for alleged complicity in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, with statements of Mrs. Samuel A. Mudd, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, and Edward Spangler regarding the assassination and the argument of General Ewing on the question of the jurisdiction of the military commission, and on the law and facts of the case; also the "diary" of John Wilkes Booth.

Hundred Greatest Books on Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln in the Telegraph Office-By D. H. Bates-Recollections of the United State military telegraph corps during the Civil War.

Lincoln the Lawyer-By F. T. Hill.

The Story-Life of Lincoln-By Wayne Whipple-A biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends, selected from all authentic sources.

The Memory of Lincoln-Poems selected, with an introduction by M. A. DeW. Howe, Boston, 1899. The Lincoln Album; life of the preserver of the Union, the liberator of a people, and the first American-Told by authentic picture-Facsimile, letters, speeches, quotations, genealogy, and a chronological table giving the principal events of his career, with the dates of their occurrence. The Lincoln Centennial Medal, presenting the medal of Abraham Lincoln by Jules Edouard Roine, together with papers on the medal.

Abraham Lincoln-By George Haven Putnam, Litt. D.-The People's leader in the struggle for national existence.

The Death of Lincoln-By Clara E. Laughlin-The story of Booth's plot, his deed and the penalty. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and Its Expiation-By David Miller Dewitt.

O Captain! My Captain!

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of red,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up for you the flag is flung-for you the bugle trills,

For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths-for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

Here Captain! dear father!

This arm beneath your head!

It is some dream that on the deck,
You've fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,

From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;

Exult O shores, and ring O bells!

But I with mournful tread,

Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

-Walt Whitman.

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