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Abraham Lincoln's last reception

Description: Image of United States president Abraham Lincoln meeting and greeting a number of his contemporaries at a social gathering in a large well-appointed ballroom.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1867
Call number: priJLC_POL_002725
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Biography of Abraham Lincoln

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Image of a bust-length portrait of United States president Abraham Lincoln made up of cursive writing that narrates his biography.

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Image of a bust-length portrait of United States President Abraham Lincoln.

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The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln

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Image of an eye-level view of a log cabin with a young boy Abraham Lincoln feeding chickens on the dirt path in front; sheep graze near a stream in foreground.

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McClure's : a new and richly illustrated life of Abraham Lincoln

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Image of an advertisement for McClure's magazine for November featuring a bust-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

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In memory of Abraham Lincoln. The reward of the just

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Image of a memorial print for United States president Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln ascends into heaven assisted by Father Time and an angel (or "Immortality") from a crypt; three women at left (Faith, Hope, and Charity) can be seen grieving, one holds her hand out, another with two children in her arms, and a third is slumped forward on her arms weeping; beneath Lincoln is a bald eagle, Union shield on which is written "E pluribus unum" and the goddess Columbia (or Liberty) bowing her head in sorrow, staff with Phrygian cap in hand; Lincoln's discarded armor and sword lie on the ground near a Native American Indian with his hatchet and arrows sitting with head resting on his knees; on the tomb is written the words "A. Lincoln, Died April 15th 1865."

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A. Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln. President of the United States. Assassinated April 14th 1865

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Image of a half-length portrait of United States president Abraham Lincoln; elaborate border made up of vignettes featuring a family and covered wagon, the Proclamation of Freedom, an African American family, two allegorical figures representing "Rebellion" and "Peace," and clasped hands over "The Union Forever" banner with wheat and cotton; Rebellion is holds a sword and tattered American flag while stepping on a many-headed dragon at bottom left; Peace holds a sheaf of grain and stands next to a Union shield and bald eagle with "E Pluribus Unum" banner.

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Abraham Lincoln's last reception

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