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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 ...
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Lincoln Park Zoo is home to a wide variety of animals. The zoo's exhibits include big cats, polar bears, penguins, gorillas, reptiles, monkeys, and other species totaling about 1,100 animals from some 200 species. The Lincoln Park Zoo was long home to a burr oak tree which was estimated to more than 250 years old. The tree was cut down on May 2 ...
Alexander Gardner: Antietam, Maryland, United States Showing the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam—the deadliest single day in the American Civil War [s 3] [s 4] The Scourged Back: c. 2 April 1863: McPherson & Oliver: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement. [s 4] Cartes ...
Zoo de Lincoln Park; Metadata. This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
Alexander Gardner, 1856 self-portrait. Alexander Gardner (1821–1882) was born in Paisley, Scotland. He became an apprentice silversmith jeweller at the age of fourteen. Soon, Gardner found out that his interests and talents lay in finance and journalism. When he was twenty-one he left the jeweler's shop for a job on the Glasgow Sentinel as a ...
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]