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Post Civil War President Andrew Johnson Cabinet - Steel Engraving
$ 2.61
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Description
Offered here is an original, very rare, 1866 published steel engraving. It measures 5 3/4" x 9 3/8" overall and 5 1/8" x 7 5/8" image size. "President New Members of Cabinet & Others" has the engraved images of President Johnson and officials making the transition after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln as the Civil War was ending. I
mprinted
below the images is "Eng[rave]d by G.R. Hall" and in part "Entered according to act of Congress AD 1866 by C.D. Case & Co..."
This engraving was rescued from a falling-apart edition of
The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America 1860-'65
by Horace Greeley.
The images are almost appear photographic.
Digital photography doesn't do justice in presenting these images.
The page shows natural age toning with some spots of foxing. Those blemishes attest to its age and authenticity.
The images are as follows:
1. President Andrew Johnson
2. Lafayette S. Foster, Vice President
3.
Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives
4. James Speed, Attorney General
5. Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury
6. William Pitt Fassenden, Ex-Secretary of the Treasury
7. James Harlan, Secretary of the Interior
8.
William Dennison, Post Master General
9. General Robert O. Schenck, Chairman, Military Commission, House of Representatives
10. Henry Wilson, Chairman, Military Commission, Senate
11. Thaddeus Stevens, Chairman, Ways and Means Committee, House of Representatives
12. John Sherman, Chairman, Finance Committee, Senate
The engraving will be safely sent in an acid-free archival sleeve in which it can be stored long-term.
I combine shipping for purchases of two or more engravings. The shipping charge will remain at .50.
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