[Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin and the Senators and Representatives Who Voted "AYE" on the Resolution...to Prohibit SLAVERY.] Composite albumen photograph. New York: Powell & Co., 1865. Copyright statement in negative. Approx. 13 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches.
A composite portrait featuring Lincoln and members of the 38th Congress who voted for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution which abolished slavery.
Lincoln's portrait is prominent at the bottom of the composite, with Vice President Hannibal Hamlin at the top and Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax at center. Other notable portraits include abolitionist leaders Senator Charles Sumner and Representative Thaddeus Stevens.
Other known copies include a printed verso, which features a title and key identifying each subject.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards]
Does not include printed key.