Lincoln in Philadelphia: the State House
Historical Images of Philadelphia Looney Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs
Item Info
Item No: pdcl00061
Title: Lincoln in Philadelphia: the State House
Additional Title: State House
Historic Street Address:
6th & Chestnut Streets
Media Type: Albumen Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: "This is one of the first three photographs of a President-Elect ever made. On his way to Washington, Lincoln stopped in Philadelphia and at Independence Hall raised the flag in honor of the admission of the state of Kansas to the Union."--OPEP, p. 67.
Notes: Lincoln and other men standing on a wooden platform decorated with the Union flag in front of the State House. A line of soldiers before the platform with a crowd. In the foreground are men climbing a tree.
Bibliography: Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.
Creation Year: 1861
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.15
Geocode Latitude:39.949
Creator Name: Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) - Photographer