2009-04
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/31/2009
Both real photographic slides were Published by New York Education Department... Mrs. Lincoln Seated in White Evening Dress, a formal poise. In 1862, when the Count de Paris and Count de Chambord visited Washington, Mary Todd Lincoln was urged by Secretary of State William Seward to entertain them in the White House. This Brady/Anthony image is from that seating ... plus ... Lincoln Memorial Statue, Interior View. In 1910, two members of Congress joined forces to create a memorial which honored Lincoln. Shelby M. Cullom and Joseph G. Cannon, who had known Lincoln in Illinois, pushed through a Lincoln Memorial bill which President Taft signed on February 11, 1911. The bill created the Lincoln Memorial Commission to oversee the project and set aside $2 million in funds (the final cost was $3 million). On Memorial Day, May 30, 1922, the building was dedicated. (2pcs)
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