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Photographic reproduction of Samuel G. Alschuler's ambrotype of Abraham Lincoln

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Description: Albumen print of an Abraham Lincoln portrait produced as a cabinet photograph, reproduced from an ambrotype made by Samuel G. Alschuler in Urbana, Illinois in 1857. Caption states, "Copyright by W. H. Somers, 1885." Additional caption reads "Beatrice, Campbell, Nebraska". The handwritten inscription on the original backing of the frame that enclosed this card reads, "Photo of Abraham Lincoln. Property of William Haynes Somers. Born Mar 25, 1830 at Rockford, North Carolina. Died March 3, 1912 in El Cajon, Calif, age 82. From Grandma Somers to John Somers Hall - Christmas 1928." There is also a "property of" sticker on the back of the original frame that reads, "John Hall - 4824 Palm Dr. La Canada, California."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1885.
Call number: photPF 26056
Provenance: Gift of Jon E. Hall, June 2026.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Mourning ribbon commemorating the death of Abraham Lincoln

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A small, bust-length circular studio portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in a narrow frame, set in black mourning ribbon to commemorate his death. The frame is surrounded by thin black gauze, and mounted on a wide black ribbon that extends down in two tails.

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Abraham Lincoln note to unidentified recipient on visiting card

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Autograph note. "A. Lincoln" visiting card with penciled note in hand of Abraham Lincoln that reads "Want to see you, but will, call again if you are busy-." (1 item)

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Abraham Lincoln note to unidentified recipient on visiting card

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Autograph note. "A. Lincoln" visiting card with penciled note in hand of Abraham Lincoln that reads "Want to see you, but will, call again if you are busy-." (1 item)

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Photograph of Congressional Committee members outside of Abraham Lincoln's residence

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This photograph depicts members of the Congressional Committee who accompanied Abraham Lincoln's body from Washington, D.C. to his family home in Springfield, Illinois. Committee members such as Congressmen Isaac N. Arnold (back row, left) and T.W. Ferry (front row, third from right), along with other mourners, can be seen scattered throughout the front lawn and out onto the sidewalk of the Lincoln home. The house is decorated with black fabric festoon drapery; an American flag can be seen hanging in near the front porch.

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Abraham Lincoln signed note on photograph portrait

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Autograph note signed. Note reads "Let it be done" and is pasted below oval portrait of Lincoln on mount, with imprint "Brady & Co., Photographers." (1 item)

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Abraham Lincoln signed note on photograph portrait

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Autograph note signed. Note reads "Let it be done" and is pasted below oval portrait of Lincoln on mount, with imprint "Brady & Co., Photographers." (1 item)

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Photographic reproduction of Samuel G. Alschuler's ambrotype of Abraham Lincoln

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