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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 Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation Profile image Alexander Gardner [103] Imperial albumen print Sotheby's, New York, 5 October 2011, N08775, Lot 43 This image emphasizes Lincoln's large, lanky legs. [104] November 8, 1863 Alexander Gardner [103] Lincoln with his two secretaries, John Nicolay (left) and John Hay (right) January 8 ...
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.
Alexander Gardner (1821–1882) ... Mississippi; Missouri; New York City ... 1=Albumen portrait of Abraham Lincoln, taken in Washington at Gardner's studio on 9 ...
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.
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.
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Later that year, 5,400 Civil War-era glass negatives produced by photographer Alexander Gardner were also purchased from the Meserve family. This included the famous "cracked-plate" portrait of Abraham Lincoln taken in February 1865, which was the last photographic portrait of Lincoln taken before his death in April 1865. [3]