Lincoln – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic photograph of Lincoln brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln sits for this 1860 glass negative, the year he was elected president. David B. Woodbury, who died in 1866, made it with the wet collodion process, in which the plate had to be coated, exposed, and developed while still damp. The negative is part of a Civil War collection at the Library of Congress, and its title comes from period caption books, though the photograph predates the war. The number 2394, scratched into the emulsion, is worth noting for researchers tracing the plate.
| Created / published | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Annotation from negative scratched on emulsion: 2394. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). Title from Civil War caption books. · Woodbury D. B. (David B.) d. 1866 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 3,076 × 3,784 px · prints to 10 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-49781 |
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