Death Bed Of Abraham Lincoln Civil War Era CDV Photo J Goldin J.H. Littlefield for Sale

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Death Bed Of Abraham Lincoln Civil War Era CDV Photo J Goldin J.H. Littlefield For Sale

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Death Bed Of Abraham Lincoln Civil War Era CDV Photo J Goldin J.H. Littlefield:
$99.99

Death Bed Of Abraham Lincoln Civil War Era CDV Photo J Goldin J.H. Littlefield. Below is a description of the image from the website lincolncollection.org:

This mounted photograph was taken by John Goldin of a painting by John H. Littlefield of his memorialization of the visitors to President Abraham Lincoln\'s deathbed in the Petersen house in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 1865. Littlefield painted each of the 24 visitors shown from individual photographs. The bed upon which President Lincoln lay is shown in the center of the image. Dr. Stone is shown seated on the bed holding Lincoln\'s wrist in his left hand and looking at a pocket watch held in his right hand. Dr. Leale is shown standing behind the bed by the pillow. Dr. Taft is shown standing at the head of the bed examining Lincoln\'s head wound with Surgeon General Barnes seated beside him. Mrs. Lincoln is shown seated and leaning over to put her head on the bed. Navy Secretary Welles is seated in the rocking chair at the end of the bed. The other visitors standing around the bed are: Gov. Farwell, Sec. McCulloch, Gen. Farnsworth, Vice President Johnson, Judge Otto, Speaker Colfax, Postmaster Gen. Dennison, Major John Hay, Robert Lincoln [Lincoln\'s oldest son], Senator Sumner, Attorney General Speed, Dr. Crane, Secretary Usher, Rev. Dr. Gurley, Gen. Halleck, Gen. Auger, Sec. Stanton, and Gen. Meigs.

This J. Goldin image is much more crisp and clear than other CDVs of this image that I found in my research. As you can see, even the stripes of the wallpaper are visible in this image, and that background is much more blurred in all other versions that I found. Modern copies of this image are more common, but these original CDVs from the Civil War era are quite rare finds.

The CDV is in good condition for age, with expected discoloration/foxing/wear, etc. Each of the corners has been cut for it to fit into an album. Please views photos for best assessment.

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