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African Americans at the Lincoln White House - Photo 1
- Artist
- Alfred R. Waud
- Date of Work
- January 25, 1862
- Medium
- Hand-Colored Wood Engraving
- Credit
- White House Collection/White House Historical Association
African Americans at the Lincoln White House - Photo 1
This hand-colored wood engraving by Alfred R. Waud appeared in the
centerfold of Harper's Weekly on January 25, 1862. Waud made a sketch in
person at the reception, which was the basis for the engraving. Abraham
Lincoln, tallest man present, welcomes guests near a White House
doorway during a Grand Reception in January 1862. Secretary of the
Treasury Salmon P. Chase and his daughter Kate greet Mrs. Lincoln, while
several Union Army officers fill out the scene.
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