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[LINCOLN, ABRAHAM - GARDNER, ALEXANDER] Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (Meserve 100). A later printing of Meserve 100, inscribe...
. A later printing of Meserve 100, inscribed on a label to the verso: "For President John F. Kennedy/from Frederick Hill Meserve/with admiration/January 29, 1961." 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (24.5 x 19 cm); In an antique style frame with Meserve's typed description and manuscript inscription to verso, a letter explaining provenance also affixed to verso of frame. Unexamined out of frame.
The present copy of Meserve 100, the last photograph of Lincoln taken during his life, is accompanied by a letter from Meserve's grandson explaining the provenance. The finely framed photograph was originally gifted by Frederick Hill Meserve to President Kennedy upon his inauguration and it was returned to the family by Jackie Kennedy in late 1963. The picture was then gifted to attorney Huyler Held by Meserve's heirs as a token appreciation after Held had aided in the acquisition of the of the Meserve Collection by the Library of Congress. An interesting association and a fine presentation of a famous image.
C Estate of Huyler Held
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