• Collection ID 1944.0148
  • Creator Names Sprague, Albert Arnold, 1876-1946, collector.
  • Title Abraham Lincoln photomechanical print collection [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1860-1900]
  • Physical description 128 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 11 x 11 1/4 in. and smaller.
  • Collection summary Collection of prints including various portraits of Abraham Lincoln, his family members, scenes depicting Lincoln, and views of locations and objects attributed to Lincoln and his family, such as photo-reproductions of Lincoln's various residences, his law office, and tombstones of several family members. Also included are illustrations of events such as the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln meeting with General McClellan and Lincoln on his death bed. This collection is composed of photomechanical prints (photogravures, woodcuts, halftones, lithographs, steel engravings, and zinc cuts) mounted to boards, with some boards having multiple prints mounted on both sides.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Col. Albert A. Sprague (1944.0148).
  • Names
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Assassination Pictorial works.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Death and burial Pictorial works.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Debates Pictorial works.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Family Pictorial works.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Friends and associates Pictorial works.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Homes and haunts Pictorial works.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Homes and haunts Illinois Springfield Pictorial works.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Homes and haunts Washington (D.C.) Pictorial works.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Portraits.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Tomb Pictorial works.
    • Sprague, Albert Arnold, 1876-1946 former owner.
  • Subjects Presidents United States 1860-1869. lctgm
  • Genre
    • Exterior views. aat
    • Interior views. aat
    • Halftone photomechanical prints. gmgpc
    • Lithographs. gmgpc
    • Photogravures. gmgpc
    • Photomechanical prints. gmgpc
    • Steel engravings. gmgpc
    • Woodcuts. gmgpc
    • Zincographs. gmgpc