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Abraham Lincoln and Union Commanders
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This composite portrait of David G. Farragut, William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, Abraham Lincoln, George G. Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Hooker, Philip H. Sheridan, and Winfield S. Hancock was originally used as advertising by the Travelers Insurance Company and issued as a reproduction in 1961 to commemorate the centennial of the Civil War. It is one of the first known examples of the composite photo process and of the use of photography in advertising.
1884
Notman Photo Company
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W014AFI
WHi 10334
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