Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
The Last Photograph of President Lincoln |
Collection |
Individual Photograph Collection |
Catalog Number |
023PC18 |
Date |
March 6, 1865 |
Location |
Illinois / Sangamon County / Springfield |
Photographer |
Pittman, James A. W., 1833-1891, Springfield, Illinois |
Description |
Cabinet card reproduction of a CDV taken just two days after President Lincoln's second inauguration on the balcony of the National Capitol. The original photograph was taken by Henry F. Warren of Waltham, Massachusetts, on March 6, 1865. President Lincoln was shot and killed just over five weeks later, on April 15, 1865. |
Search Terms |
Illinois Inauguration Politicians Politics and government Presidents United States |