Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln – Historic Print
(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.)
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Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln
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On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol, and this print records that ceremony. The image comes from an album kept by Benjamin Brown French, the federal commissioner of public buildings who oversaw work on the Capitol, and it captures a moment when seven Southern states had already seceded. Salted paper prints like this one belong to an early photographic process, so the picture is also a record of how the medium looked in its time.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print, salted paper, 29 x 43 cm |
| Notes | March 4, 1861. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs", p. 41. Library of Congress |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,168 × 776 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218448 |
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