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1864
Unknown
[Abraham Lincoln 1864 election campaign pin]
Small round pin with photo of Abraham Lincoln in center bordered with black fabric. Meant for the 1864 presidential election.
GLC05125.01
1860
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Abraham Lincoln Republican candidate for President [medal]
Brass medal: "Abraham Lincoln Republican candidate for President / The great rail splitter of the west must & shall be our next President."
GLC07260
circa 1864
[Election of 1864 Abraham Lincoln campaign shield]
Heraldic gold shield with photograph of Abraham Lincoln in center. With loop at top for hanging.
GLC08684
1865
Magniadas, Franky (fl. 1865)
[Medal struck in France to honor Abraham Lincoln]
Profile of head of Lincoln with "Dedie par la Democratie Francaise a Lincoln President deux fois elu des Etats-Unis." The reverse shows Lincoln's grave with a winged angel and two African Americans honoring him.
GLC08763
1871
U.S. Mint
[Medal of Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation]
Medal series of the U. S. Mint. Bronzed copper. High relief image of Lincoln based on Barber portrait. With words "Abraham Lincoln President of the United States." On verso, "Emancipation Proclaimed Jan. 1, 1863."
GLC08764
13 July 1863
Tolman, Benjamin (fl.1863)
By Order of Abraham Lincoln... A draft [Dedham, Mass.]
Broadside announcing the institution of a draft in Dedham, Massachusetts, signed at the court house in Concord, Mass. by members of the Board of Enrolment: S. Benton Thompson, Addison G. Fay, and David S. Fogg. Insertions made in black crayon...
GLC04531
4 March 1861
Chicago Tribune (fl. 1861)
Chicago Tribune Extra. Inaugural message of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.
Printing of Lincoln's first inaugural address in three columns. This was printed the day of Lincoln's inauguration. Lincoln proclaims his determination to preserve the Union. In an attempt to assuage the South, he says he will not interfere with the...
GLC02316
4 March 1865
The Inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln delivered at the National Capitol, March 4, 1865.
Contemporary printing of Lincoln's second inaugural address. Printed in dark blue ink. Title is in large, bold type with the text of the address in double columns underneath.
GLC06044
6 November 1863
Yeatman, James E. (1818-1901)
[Appeal from the Western Sanitary Commission to President Abraham Lincoln regarding the condition of freed slaves]
The Western Sanitary Commission informs President Lincoln that many freed enslaved people in the Mississippi Valley have no provisions, clothing, or bedding, and little cooking supplies or knowledge as to using such. States that "To meet the present...
GLC01545.11
1914-1918
Liberty Loan Committee
"The Voice of Lincoln"
One poster entitled, "The Voice of Lincoln," printed by Liberty Loan Committee. Text in the poster refers to President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Language displays the alliance between America and France and alludes that investing in bonds...
GLC09806.02
9 May 1865
Wilson, James Harrison (1837-1925)
[Lincoln assassination reward]
Reprinting the orders of Gen. James H. Wilson seeking the arrest of Jefferson Davis, Clement Clay, Jacob Thompson, George N. Saunders, Beverly Tucker and William C. Cleary. Lists the rewards for the capture of each person as follows: Davis, Clay...
GLC04527
15 April 1865
Herald extra President Lincoln assassinated
Announces the death of President Lincoln and assassination attempt of Secretary Seward. Dated from Chicago, but the newspaper printing the small hand-bill is unknown. Has remnants of a doily around the borders.
GLC02364
20 April 1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (1814-1869)
[Lincoln assassination reward poster]
Contains a message from the War Department advertising a $100,000 total reward for the capture of John Surrat, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold. Specifies amount rewarded for each capture: Booth ($50,000), Surrat ( $25,000), and Herold ($25,000)...
GLC04092
5 March 1861
Young, Joshua M. (fl. 1861)
President Lincoln's Inaugural. Maine Democrat Extra
Printing of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address in three colums.
GLC05557.01
McClellan, E. (fl. 1855-1865)
Announcement of death of Lincoln
Announces the death of President Lincoln to the soldiers at the U.S. General Hospital. Signed on verso by Jacob Campbell, Company S, 2nd Regiment, PA with a short note bidding farewell to the "sacred evil of old Virginia."
GLC02030
circa 1860
[Lincoln and Hamlin 1860 election token]
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top. Same as .02.
GLC08499.01
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top. Same as .01.
GLC08499.02
no date
[metallic token with lithograph of Lincoln]
Metallic token painted black with gold designs and gold back. Center of token has colored lithograph of Lincoln under glass
GLC05136.53
1861-1877
small flyer showing map of Lincoln shrines along Lincoln National Memorial Highway
GLC08880.127
[Election campaign banner: Ohio. Union. Lincoln.]
Cotton election campaign banner with angle cut bottom. Reads, in three lines: "OHIO. UNION. LINCOLN." (possibly stenciled?). There is a star on each of three points on the bottom of the banner. The banner has holes at top and middle for fastening...
GLC05089
[Lincoln and Hamlin presidential election campaign banner, with eagle].
Printed cotton campaign banner showing an eagle with a long ribbon in his beak reading "Lincoln and Hamlin." The eagle holds a colored Columbia shield in its talons and only 6 arrows. Black ink (printed) with red and blue added in the shield.
GLC05553
[after 26 June 1857]
Speech of Hon. Abram Lincoln, in reply to Judge Douglas
Delivered in Representatives' Hall, Springfield, Illinois. Replies to Judge Stephen Douglas's speech two weeks earlier on the subject of Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, and Utah. Douglas had spoken in favor of the Dred Scott decision and Lincoln's...
GLC02813
circa 1871-1881
[Name cards for Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Hemans and Nancy Abraham]
Two different name cards, one for Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Hemans and another for Nancy Abraham. The two cards are held together by a small piece of ribbon.
GLC02429.02
1865/05/01 ca.
Chicago broadside printed in white ink on black silk for Lincoln funeral
"Order of Procession" printed in 3 columns. Worn.
GLC06825
Union Party (1864)
Lincoln and Johnson. Union and Liberty.
Union ticket from Massachusetts for the 1864 presidential election. Lists John A. Andrew for Governor and Joel Hayden for Lieutenant Governor, along with the nominations for other political offices in the state. Eagle emblem at top.
GLC08498.04
1860 ca.
1860 Pro-Lincoln campaign ribbon, based on Brady portrait
GLC07769.01
[1864]
National Union Free Convention
President Lincoln and General Grant on Peace and War.
Promotes the Union cause. Reprints an interview with Lincoln titled Mr. Lincoln's view of Democratic strategy, and a letter of General Grant dated 16 August 1864 to E.B. Washburne. Grant's letter informs that the Confederacy is very weak and losing...
GLC05556
Promotes the Union cause. Reprints an interview with Lincoln titled "Mr. Lincoln's view of Democratic strategy," and a letter of General Grant dated 16 August 1864 to E.B. Washburne. Grant's letter informs that the Confederacy is very weak and...
GLC00702
28 May 1944
Emery, Dewitt (fl. 1944-)
Part of Broadcast number 25 of "Abe Lincoln's Story"
GLC08880.156
Lincoln and Hamlin election 1860 campaign tokens [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC08499
National Union Ticket. ... Lincoln and Johnson. "The Union Forever" [election]
Large broadside printed in red and blue inks, with large flag in center and mottons on the side: "The Union forever, Hurrah boys, Hurrah! Down with Traitors, up with the Stars" (left) and "And we'll rally 'round the Flag, boys, rally once again, /...
GLC07178
12 February 1861
President Lincoln's Farewell Address to his Old neighbors, Springfield, February 12, 1861
Published by N. Bangs Williams, Providence, Rhode Island.
GLC07748
[Mourning ribbon]
Silk ribbon mourning the death of Abraham Lincoln with bold black print that appears above and below a portrait of Lincoln. The print above the portrait reads "we mourn" below the portrait, "a father slain".
GLC00738
1863
Facsimile of the Emancipation Proclamation
Large format facsimile of Lincoln's handwritten Emancipation Proclamation draft freeing the slaves in the Confederacy. Includes blind stamp of authenticity, "Emancipation Proclamation," in lower left corner. Printed by Edward Mendel, Chicago....
GLC04654
circa 1863-1864
Emancipation Proclamation
Rufus Blanchard edition. Signed in print by Abraham Lincoln as the President and William H. Seward as Secretary of State. The printer, Rufus Blanchard, states the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation in a footnote: "This Proclamation is an...
GLC05508.272
Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869)
The President is Dead
A dramatic printed version of Stanton's announcement of Lincoln's death to General John A. Dix, U.S. Military Commander of the Department of the East, headquartered in New York. In full: "The President is Dead! [rule] War Department, Washington...
GLC06680
Silk mourning ribbon for president Lincoln. Has a portrait of Lincoln in rondel surmounted by eagle. Below the portrait it reads "The late lamented president Lincoln."
GLC08500.03
[Campaign election token of 1860]
Stamped with profile of Abraham Lincoln with an inscription on edge, "Abm: Lincoln, Rep. Candidate for President." Also includes inscriptions on reverse, "Protection to American Industry," and slogan, "Free homes for free men." With hole punched at...
GLC03702
White silk mourning ribbon with printed shield and small metal frame containing Lincoln photograph. Printed photograph measures 2.5 x 2 cm.
GLC00739
[Republican campaign token for 1860 election]
With photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, on opposing sides. Gold border. Punched with hole at top.
GLC04102.02
The ribbon is made of gathered black cloth and is tied with white ribbon in the center. A small lace rondelle with a portrait of president Lincoln is found in the center, below the white ribbon.
GLC05502
9 April 1862
[Printed letter to General George B. McClellan]
Discusses the defense of Washington and Manassas Junction and a discrepancy with the number of troops under McClellan. Urges McClellan to strike soon, "By delay, the enemy will readily gain on you ... and once more let me tell you, it is...
GLC08850
[Wide-awake election of 1860 campaign ribbon]
Republican campaign ribbon supporting Abraham Lincoln for President printed with "Wide Awake," and a large eye. Printed on white silk. Thousands of young men turned out in "Wide Awake" torchlight parades in support of Lincoln. The Wide Awakes are...
GLC05865
[Funeral ribbon]
Brown velvet with silver fringe surmounted by a tin eagle with tintype portrait of Lincoln in metal frame. Participating mourners of the funeral procession were required to wear funeral ribbons.
GLC00382
Dispatch! Extra. Death of the President
Newspaper clipping reports that President Lincoln is dead. Falsely announces that Secretary Seward has also been murdered. Includes information on the plotting of the assassination.
GLC06107.38
[State flag printed "Arkansas"]
Cotton Arkansas state flag with red and white stripes and a blue field with stars; "ARKANSAS." painted in black at center. Accompanied by a much later note reading: "[From the] Wigwam Convention 1860 - Chicago. State flag for Abraham Lincoln."
GLC05523
With photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, on opposing sides. Stamped with their names and the year. Gold border. Punched with hole at top.
GLC04102.03
GLC04102.04
[Election of 1860 campaign token]
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top.
GLC08627
[Republican campaign token for 1864 election]
With photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, one of each side. Stamped with their names and "for President," "for Vice-President." Gold border. Punched with hole at top.
GLC04102.07
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