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Carl G. Hill Illustration, First Interview with President Lincoln
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4790
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a single original illustration titled First Interview with President Lincoln created circa 1940 by Carl G. Hill. The medium and dimensions of the artwork are not specified, but it was likely produced for publication or educational use. The piece is presumed to depict a historical reconstruction of Abraham Lincoln’s first formal meeting with an individual or group (possibly a military, political, or emancipatory context) rendered in...
Dates:
1940
Wade Hall's Abraham Lincoln papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3521
Abstract
Hall's Abraham Lincoln research material containing newspapers, handwritten notes, and a draft of his play.
Dates:
after 1937
Samuel Francis Hobbs papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0682
Abstract
Correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets, government publications and other materials concerning Samuel Francis Hobbs's career as the U.S. Congressman (1934-1951) from the 4th district of Alabama.
Dates:
1921-1952; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1950
James C. Beard Broadside
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4849
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a large hand-colored lithograph titled The Fifteenth Amendment, Celebrated. May 19, 1870, created by James C. Beard and published in New York by Thomas Kelly in 1870. Measuring 32 x 26 inches, the print commemorates the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote. The composition features a vibrant central image of a celebratory parade held in Baltimore, surrounded by sixteen...
Dates:
1870-05-19