[Abraham Lincoln]: Collection of 50 Civil War era Steroviews, c. 1860’s. Collection includes government buildings in Washington, D.C., including 5 views of buildings draped in mourning for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in April 1865. The group consists of: The Treasury Department draped in mourning bunting, E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. Side view of the Capitol Building draped in mourning bunting, John P. Soule, Washington, D.C. North Front of the Capitol Building draped in mourning bunting, E & H.T. Anthony, NY. North Front of the Capitol, from West Portico draped in mourning bunting, E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. North Front of the Capitol Building draped in Mourning bunting. Ford’s Theater, J.F. Jarvis, Washington, D.C. Ford’s Theater, J.F. Jarvis, Washington, D.C. The Old Capitol Prison (Lincoln assassination conspirators held here), E & H.T. Anthony, NY. The Willard Hotel, Bell & Bros, Washington, D.C. United States Patent Office, G.D. Wakely, Washington, D.C. Marble Roon, in U.S. Capitol, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. Congressional Cemetery, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. Senate Corridor, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol Building with Statue of Freedom still under construction, c. 1863, American Views. Capitol of the U.S., G.D. Wakely, Washington, D.C. Corridor in U.S. Patent Office, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. Navy Department, G.D. Wakely, Washington, D.C. The Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Mansion), Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. Bird’s Eye View of the U.S. Capitol from the City Hall, E. Totherick, Operator. Statue of Andrew Jackson in front of the White House, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. The Old Capitol Prison (Lincoln assassination conspirators held here), E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. Old Capitol Prison (Lincoln assassination conspirators held here), American Scenery, Washington, D.C. Bronze Statue of Washington, in the Circle, Capitol Grounds, E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Mansion), Bell 7 Bro., Washington, D.C. Interior view, Retiring Room of the U.S. Senate, E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. Bronze Statue of Washington, in the Circle, Capitol Grounds, E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. Old Capitol Prison (Lincoln assassination conspirators held here), American Stereoscopic Co., NY. U.S. Patent Office, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol View, M.P. Rice, Washington, D.C. North Front of the White House, E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. Old Capitol Prison (Lincoln assassination conspirators held here), John P. Soule, Washington, D.C. Willard Hotel, Bell 7 Bro., Washington, D.C. The U.S. Treasury from the Southwest, E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. U.S. Treasury, West. Statue of Freedom, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. Bronze Statue of Washington, in the Circle, Capitol Grounds (hand colored), E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. Broze State of Washington, in the Circle, Capitol Grounds, E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. Pennsylvania Avenue, looking north from the Metropolitan Hotel, E. & H.T Anthony, NY. House Corridor, Bell & Bros., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institute, E. Borhek & Son, Philadelphia. Corridor in U.S. Patent Office, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. View of Washington City, G.D. Wakely, Washington, D.C. in front), Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Hotel, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. White House (with people in front), Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institute, Bell & Bro., Washington, D.C. Navy Department, G.D. Wakely, Washington, D.C. General Post Office, Washington, D.C. War Department, G.D. Wakely, Washington, D.C. East Portico of the U.S. Capitol Building (with 2 horse and carriages).

Views have soiling and wear, overall good condition with several unusual and scarce images.