Group of signed photographs of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet and allies

[LINCOLN, ABRAHAM]

EIGHT SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEMBERS OF LINCOLN'S CABINET AND OTHER OF HIS POLITICAL ALLIES

Comprising William H. Seward, Secretary of States ("William H. Seward"); Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War ("Edwin M Stanton"); Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy ("Gideon Welles Secy Navy"); Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President ("H. Hamlin"); Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury ("SP Chase"); William P. Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury ("W. P. Fessenden"); James Speed, Attorney General ("James Speed"); and Charles Sumner, United States Senator from Massachusetts ("Charles Sumner"; signed twice).

Together 8 carte-de-visite size albumen portrait prints (each approx. 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.; 88 x 57 mm), all mounted on contemporary cards with various photographers' imprints, including Brady, Marshall, and Gardner, each signed by the sitter at the foot of the photograph (Sumner also signed on the card), some with further identifications and annotations verso; some slightly faded, a few with some small stains or foxing, one verso abraded from being removed from an album.

Condition Report:
Comprising William H. Seward, Secretary of States ("William H. Seward"); Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War ("Edwin M Stanton"); Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy ("Gideon Welles Secy Navy"); Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President ("H. Hamlin"); Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury ("SP Chase"); William P. Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury ("W. P. Fessenden"); James Speed, Attorney General ("James Speed"); and Charles Sumner, United States Senator from Massachusetts ("Charles Sumner"; signed twice).

Together 8 carte-de-visite size albumen portrait prints (each approx. 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.; 88 x 57 mm), all mounted on contemporary cards with various photographers' imprints, including Brady, Marshall, and Gardner, each signed by the sitter at the foot of the photograph (Sumner also signed on the card), some with further identifications and annotations verso; some slightly faded, a few with some small stains or foxing, one verso abraded from being removed from an album.

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