Evening star., 1947-08-17
Brady Civil War Photographs
Displayed With Lincoln Pupers

The current exhibit of papers BY
and about Abraham Lincoln has
given the Library of Congress 9
reason to display a complementary
collection of little-known photo
graphs, Autographs and engrayings
of Civil War days.
In the Library's main entrance
hall, where approximately 5000
persons daily, have examined the
recently opened collection of Robert
TODD Lincoln, are to be found a
cross-section of opinion about Lin
coin from the pens of the days
leading cartoonists. as well as highly
priced portraits of the President,
his cabinet and his family.
They were selected from a COL
lection of $4,000 prints tucked away
in the Library garret until 1914
when the staff of the Prints and
Photographs Division began to make
a card catalogue. Among them are
q large set of negatives by Mathew
B. Brady, famous Civil War photog-
lrapher.
Latter-day disciples of Lincoln
probably will be surprised to find
he was one of the most viciously
caricatured figures in public life
Representative of this is cartoon
attacking the Presidents draft pro-
gram. It shows an outraged Colum-
bia, pointing an indicting finger
at a shaggy Lincoln, seated at a
table with one leg hung over the
back of the chair.
Mr.. Lincoln, give me back my
100000 sons!!!" demands Columbia
We'll the fact is-by the way that
reminds me Of story!!!' the car
toonist replies for the President.
The attack was remindful of a
campaign story which also lam
pooned Lincolns storytelling habit
1t had to do with two Quakeresses
overheard discussing jefferson
Davis chances of winning the war
Said No. L: II think jefferson
will succeed"
why does thee think so?"
Because Jefferson is a praying
man."
And so is Abraham a praying
man."
Eyes, but the Lord will think
Abraham is joking"
A picture of Lincoln, austere In
black, seated with one arm resting
on a table at his side, was made by
Alexander Hesler of Chicago in
June, 1860, soon after his nomina-
ton. Charles w. Mcclellan said
of it:
"The picture is absolutely like him
Just as I knew him and saw him
constantly for four years, 1856 te
1860, about the streets and in his
own home in Springfield"
There also Is a large lithograpf
Of a beardless Lincoln copyrighted
by Currier & Ives in 1860 and usec
as a campaign poster. Drawn afte,
photograph of an ambrotype made
in 1858, it also was used on campaign
badges.
The latter educed from a TRUE
Republican" in New York a letter
bearing this advice: I'VE have come
10 the candid determination that
these medals would be much i'm.
proved in appearance if you woulo
cultivate whiskers and wear stand.
ing collars
A rare 1860 cartoon labeled 1.-THE
Republican Party Going to the
Right House" shows Horace Greeley
riding Lincoln on a rail into luna.
tic asylum. Behind them stretch q
party OF women's rights advocates
drunken ward heelers and radicals
each setting forth his demands in
answer to Lincoln's invitation: Now
my friends I'm almost in, and the
millennium Is going to begin, so ask
what you will and it shall be
granted"
The woman leading the band said
oh, what beautiful man he is. ]
feel a 'passional attraction every
time I see his lovely face"
The library also has an exten-
sive collection of musical Lincoln
lana, including campaign and war
songs. The brilliantly colored sheet
music includes such numbers as 1--WE
are Coming, Father Abraham, Three
Hundred Thousand Strong" and
The National Funeral March-De-
dicated to the Loyal Hearts of
America"
One picture, believed never before
published. shows the Lincoln hearse
passing down Twelfth street in Chi
caeo under a memorial arch draped
with flags and emblazoned with
notices: REST in Peace Noble Soul
Patriot Heart" 1--WE Honor Him
Dead, Who Honored Us While Liv-