Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln – Vintage Wall Art
(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
Step back in time with Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Few photographs record the swearing-in of Abraham Lincoln on March 4, 1861, which took place on the east front of the U.S. Capitol, where the new president delivered his first inaugural address. The print is a salted paper print from the album of Benjamin Brown French, a Washington official who kept photographs of the city's public life. The Capitol was still under construction, with its cast-iron dome not yet complete, so the scaffolding and unfinished building give the view a sense of a nation in the middle of building itself. Within weeks, the Civil War had begun, and the moment captured here became a point of reference for the years that followed.
| Created / published | 1861 March 4. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : salted paper ; 29 x 43 cm. |
| Genre | v. 2. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf |
| Notes | In album: Benjamin Brown French Photographs" |
| Subjects | Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Inauguration--1861. United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,490 × 1,203 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218448 |
More from the U.S. Capitol collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![Card of Admission to the Inauguration of [Cleveland] the President of the United States, March 4, 1893 - No. 448](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/72/72f00093b05b-400.webp)
