Title supplied by cataloguer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Reproduced as a wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, March 9, 1861, p. 145., Reissued and copyrighted by Theodore S. Hacker in 1865., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Shows Lincoln raising a large American flag while upon a flag-draped platform in front of Independence Hall. Dignitaries stand near the president, a crowd of spectators, including men in trees, surrounds the platform, and guards protect the stage.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) photographer., creator
Date
[February 22, 1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. photo - Richards - Events [(3)1322.F.7b]