tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post7030437303593501637..comments2023-10-12T03:35:18.014-04:00Comments on Lincoln Belongs To The Ages: A New Lincoln Photo Discovered?Geoff Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-64585401342457157052010-05-12T16:56:02.217-04:002010-05-12T16:56:02.217-04:00Update on my photo question. The plates never wen...Update on my photo question. The plates never went to the Western Reserve Historical Society here in Cleveland. The ended up in the Ostendorf collection. The State of IL now owns that collection, but they say they don't have that plate. So still searching for info, but the WRHS helped quite a bit. <br />It looks like what I have to do now is to verify that the images of Grant and Lincoln that were "discovered" by Samuel Porter were in fact taken by his father, James Watson Porter. They may have just been in his possesion after he purchased Brady's gallery.Bill Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198830428385943362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-44740476570775741732009-12-07T21:47:47.887-05:002009-12-07T21:47:47.887-05:00Hi, I'm hoping somebody here can help me out. ...Hi, I'm hoping somebody here can help me out. I'll be as brief as I can while still conveying the story. <br />My grandmother's (my mother's step mother)grandfather worked for Gardner at his Washington gallery during the Civil War. After the War, he bought Brady's studio out, including plates. On his death, some items were shipped to Cleveland, where somewhere in the early part of the last century my grandmother's father discovered glass plates of Lincoln, Grant and others- she used to take them to school to show the class! Sometime in the 20's or 30's they were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society here in Cleveland. We have two newspaper articles showing images of Lincoln and Grant, and telling of the discovery etc.<br />About 10 years ago, at the Mansfield Civil War show, I was asking a dealer of Lincoln photos about what he might know about this story- and he pulls out a CDV taken by James Watson Porter (grandma's grandfather). It was far beyond my budget, so I thanked him for showing it to me and I've been looking for a decent copy since. I thought it would be easy to come by, as this guy just pulled out a binder with a credited CDV in it. Apparently, not so easy, as I'm finding. <br />Any suggestions? I've not visited the Library of Congress in person, but can't find much on their website. The WRHS is looking into what happened to the plates, I'm fairly sure they don't have them anymore. I just would like a nice copy to hang at home. <br />For the record, one of the plates discovered back then is a now fairly famous shot, one of Lincoln seated with a paper half on the table, half on his lap (from the views taken August 9, 1863 in the Katz book, Witness to an Era). <br />Sorry for such a long post, thanks for your time. BillBill Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198830428385943362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-54476173180494571082009-04-24T13:17:00.000-04:002009-04-24T13:17:00.000-04:00No one, to my knowledge, has pointed out the fact ...No one, to my knowledge, has pointed out the fact that there appears to be a little boy standing to "Lincoln's" right. Unless my imagination is creating people where there are not any, I see the boy's (Tad?) head and hand. Also, it is his foot, and not Lincoln's, that is resting on the pedestal.<br />Eliot A. KoppEliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945552177177008396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-18188435084390729922009-03-14T13:19:00.000-04:002009-03-14T13:19:00.000-04:00This is awesome, thanks for posting!!This is awesome, thanks for posting!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396738048144018128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-8537377740156042792009-03-14T13:18:00.000-04:002009-03-14T13:18:00.000-04:00This is great, thanks for posting for us!This is great, thanks for posting for us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396738048144018128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-12237900169842946452009-03-12T10:46:00.000-04:002009-03-12T10:46:00.000-04:00Your blog is a great resource for our teachers to ...Your blog is a great resource for our teachers to use with their students. Our school is also blogging http://www.lincoln200.blogspot.com/ as a way to learn about Lincoln and blogging. Thanks for including us in your blog roll. This new photo discovery will be very interesting for kids.Mr. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521009827985179656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-6660917427860267302009-03-10T10:26:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:26:00.000-04:00I am so excited, hopefully you can follow the stor...I am so excited, hopefully you can follow the story for us.Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322124142163233781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-63084322794358208992009-03-10T09:10:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:10:00.000-04:00By the way ... where did you find the blown up ver...By the way ... where did you find the blown up version? I'd love to post it on my website as well.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079229161120470128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-61402351900056463772009-03-10T09:09:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:09:00.000-04:00I love stories like this! If it's truly Lincoln, w...I love stories like this! If it's truly Lincoln, what a find! I think I'll choose to believe it is, until proven otherwise. :)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079229161120470128noreply@blogger.com