Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865 – 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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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865. 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 taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865
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The focus here is the moment of the oath itself, with Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administering it to Abraham Lincoln at the start of his second term on March 4, 1865. Illustrated weeklies of the period published engravings like this one for readers who could not attend the Capitol ceremony, and the scene drew on the close attention the nation paid to the inauguration during the final weeks of the Civil War. The second inauguration came only weeks before Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, which gives the image an added weight for later viewers.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Inauguration, 1865. Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland),--1808-1873. Oaths--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Presidential inaugurations--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,350 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109887 |
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