Lincoln Inauguration

Artist Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)

Date1861

MediumAlbumen stereograph

DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 × 5 9/16 inches (7.62 × 14.13 cm)
Mount: 3 3/16 × 6 3/4 inches (8.1 × 17.15 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3714

Signednone

InscribedOn mount verso, center, in black pen: "Lincoln's first Inauguration"; On mount verso, left edge, in pencil: "Lincolns first Inauguration".

MarkingsOn mount verso, right edge, in black pen: "[? possibly monogram] 61"

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DescriptionImage of a large group standing in rows with a flag being held by someone in the lower right corner. Tall bare trees line the background.

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