Comments on: John Badger Bachelder, Commemoration, Commerce, and The Last Hours of Abraham Lincoln http://www.alplm.org/blog/2010/09/john-badger-bachelder-commemoration-commerce-and-the-last-hours-of-lincoln/ Wed, 08 May 2013 04:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Caroline Welling Van Deusen http://www.alplm.org/blog/2010/09/john-badger-bachelder-commemoration-commerce-and-the-last-hours-of-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-4389 Caroline Welling Van Deusen Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:47:22 +0000 http://www.alplm.org/blog/?p=327#comment-4389 The woman seated in the center next to Mary Lincoln is Elizabeth L. Dixon, who after witnessing Lincoln’s death, refused to sit for this painting. She wrote in a letter to a family friend, that she did not want to be associated with the tragedy and paid reporters to keep her name out of the papers. This early painting shows her facing forward. The artist used a Brady photo taken when she was visiting Union soldiers, her nephews, the Kinney brothers.

I became interested in Elizabeth Dixon’s friendship with the Lincolns after inheriting her papers. I am her great-great granddaughter and by default now am the family archivist. Actually it has been my pleasure– my transcription of her 1845-47 diary which will be featured in an upcoming issue of White House History, published by the White House Historical Association . The diary offers a glimpse into her life and initial impressions of the Capital during the Polk administration. We still have a couple years to plan our commemoration of the 150 year anniversary marking Lincoln’s death — an event that moved the dial of history.

]]> By: Mark Ross http://www.alplm.org/blog/2010/09/john-badger-bachelder-commemoration-commerce-and-the-last-hours-of-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-3182 Mark Ross Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:37:48 +0000 http://www.alplm.org/blog/?p=327#comment-3182 I have one of these, but mine may be one of the ones mentioned at the end of the article by M.David in 1908??? Or possibly a smaller folio issue??? I say this as mine is not a large folio as I would expect for this. It is only 3 5/8″ x 6 1/4″ by sight, with 5 3/4″ x 8 3/4″ plate impression on a 10″ x 13″ board. Any advisement on this would be appreciated.

]]> By: Lisa Shawn Hogan http://www.alplm.org/blog/2010/09/john-badger-bachelder-commemoration-commerce-and-the-last-hours-of-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-554 Lisa Shawn Hogan Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:27:19 +0000 http://www.alplm.org/blog/?p=327#comment-554 Fascinating! Have never seen this specific print with the 47 people. I was surprised to see women. Besides Mary, who are the other women supposed to be?

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