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Collection Reference Number GLC05111.02.0005
From Archive Folder Cartes de visites 
Title Lincoln's first photographic sitting in Washington, O-52
Date ca. 24 February 1861
Document Type Photograph
Content Description O-52. Shows Lincoln seated at table. Variation of O-53 which shows the same scene with the addition of a hat placed on the table. Graphite inscription on verso "O-52," "**Book" and "94.622." Ink inscription on verso "Lincoln, Abraham." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York. From photographic negative, from Brady's National Portrait Gallery." (MOMA exhibit #94.622, by previous owner.)
Subjects President  Government and Civics  
People Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)  
Place written Washington; New York
Theme Government & Politics; The Presidency
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945