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Alexander Gardner, 1860s. Abraham Lincoln became the President of the United States in the November 1860 election and along with his election came the threat of war. Gardner was well-positioned in Washington, D.C. to document the pre-war events, and his popularity rose as a portrait photographer, capturing the visages of soldiers leaving for war.
Alexander Gardner Washington, D.C. photographic print: albumen silver Library of Congress Cropped portion of Lincoln delivering his second inaugural address. There are four known photos taken by Alexander Gardner of Lincoln during the inauguration. Lincoln stands in the center, with papers in his hand, on the east front of the United States ...
Maker: Alexander Gardner (Scottish, 1821 - 1882) Title: Execution of Lincoln Assassination Conspirators, Conspirators' graves. Date: July 7, 1865 Medium: albumen print Dimensions: Image: 17.9 x 24.4 cm, Mount: 27 x 34.5 cm George Eastman House Collection
English: This famous image of Lincoln was photographed by Alexander Gardner on November 8, 1863, just weeks before he would deliver the Gettysburg Address. It is sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg portrait," although it was actually taken in Washington.
English: This is one of a series of six pictures of the President taken by Alexander Gardner on the day before the official opening of his gallery. Lincoln had promised to be Gardner's first sitter and chose Sunday for his visit to avoid "curiosity seekers and other seekers" while on his way to the gallery.
On mount: Entered according to Act of Congress, by Alex. Gardner, in the year 1865, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Columbia. Title from item. Ostendorf, no. 116; Meserve, no. 97; Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 224-5.
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The "cracked-plate" portrait of Abraham Lincoln, acquired by the NPG as part of the Alexander Gardner Collection. By 1981, the museum had more than 2,000 items in its collection. [23] Two major 19th-century photography collections were added by the museum that year.