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"Old John" sits for a portrait wearing fishermen's clothing.On verso: "The fisherman, as he appeared at the Great Western Ill. Sanitary Fair, 1864."

In her letter to Edwina Booth, Mrs. L.M. Smith praises Edwina's father and tells her what Germans think about Shakespearean actors, etc. The letter is written on black bordered mourning stationary with parts of it written in German.

Instrumental music. "To George W. Schock A. M. Principal of the Lincoln Boys Grammar School"

Florence Herdman poses for a portrait wearing a light-colored dress with a dark bow at the collar, Florence dedicated her life to teaching and never married.

Politician Lyman Trumbull poses in profile for a portrait.

Captain Amza Lewis Fitch and his daughter, Ella Maude Fitch Morris, sit during a portrait session. A small dog sits next to them.On verso: "Grandfather and mother of John Amza Morris."

Walter Bennett Scates poses for a photograph which was later used as a memorial portrait. Scates moved to Illinois in 1831 and began practicing law. He served as States Attorney pro tem (1831-1834), Attorney General (1836), Judge of the Third…

Ella Maude Fitch Morris poses for a portrait with an open photo album. On verso: "Mrs. Harry Morris, d. 1950's Washington D.C. Daughter of Captain Amza Lewis Fitch, Oak Park, Illinois."

In this portrait, Ben Robertson of the 63rd Illinois Infantry is wearing a Union military jacket and vest. The top and bottom buttons of his jacket are buttoned and only one button of his vest is visibly buttoned. Therefore, the jacket and vest bulge…

Members of the Lincoln Group of Boston pose for a portrait next to a framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

An unidentified military officer sits for a portrait with his hand in his uniform jacket during the Civil War.

A woodcut shows a fountain on the Monticello Female Seminary grounds.

A woodcut shows the Evergreens as it appeared in 1850. First constructed as a private home, Monticello Female Seminary principal Harriet Haskell later purchased the residence for her personal home and donated the building to the school upon her death…

William Reed, a soldier during the American Civil War, poses for a portrait wearing his military uniform. The writing at the bottom of the photograph reads: "E. G. Reed's father; Civil War; Brother of Mary A. Reed Chase."

May Wilson sits for a portrait wearing a dress with several flowers on her left shoulder.

May Wilson stands with her hand on her scarf while posing for a portrait.

A postcard shows the tent-lined streets at Camp Logan in Houston.

Illustrated three verse song and chorus: Lyrics depict the American flag as a symbol of unity. Color cover image depicts soldier raising American flag in front of bloody soldiers and armaments.

Illustrated three verse song and chorus about a woman looking for a husband.

Pro-Union two verse song and chorus.

Illiustrated two verse song and chorus on the death of a young man's sweetheart.

Lyrics depict singer mourning the final hours and death of lover on the U.S.S. Maine. Cover image depict a woman's portrait in the upper left corner, a photo of the U.S.S. Maine in the lower right corner, and a portrait of the composer on a banner in…

Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict death of rose at the end of the summer and the singer's devotion to it. Color cover image depicts pink rose intertwined with title.

Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict death of rose at the end of the summer and the singer's devotion to it. Color cover image depicts hand with three roses in a nature scene.

T. V. Moore, a popular Presbyterian minister in Richmond, Virginia, writes to fellow minister Phineas D. Gurley, expressing the shock, sorrow, and consternation in Richmond on the news of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.