Title:
Abraham Lincoln and his son Thad.
Collection:
Lincoln Collection
Object ID:
2014.072
Object Name:
Print
Description:
Picture of Lincoln and Tad looking at a scrapbook. Based on a photograph by Anthony Berger at Matthew Brady's Washington gallery, Tuesday, February 9, 1864.
Additional Information:
This famous father and son portrait was created by Matthew B. Brady on 9 February 1864 in his Washington, D. C. studio. The image is based on a photograph taken by Anthony Berger; the photograph was also adapted for use on the five dollar bill.
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln III (April 4, 1853 — July 15, 1871) was the fourth and youngest son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The nickname "Tad" was given to him by his father, who found him "as wriggly as a tadpole" when he was a baby. Lincoln was known to be impulsive and unrestrained, and he did not attend school during his father's lifetime. He had free run of the White House, and there are stories of him interrupting Presidential meetings, collecting animals, and charging visitors to see his father. He died at the age of 18 on July 15, 1871, in Chicago.
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln III (April 4, 1853 — July 15, 1871) was the fourth and youngest son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The nickname "Tad" was given to him by his father, who found him "as wriggly as a tadpole" when he was a baby. Lincoln was known to be impulsive and unrestrained, and he did not attend school during his father's lifetime. He had free run of the White House, and there are stories of him interrupting Presidential meetings, collecting animals, and charging visitors to see his father. He died at the age of 18 on July 15, 1871, in Chicago.
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2014.072 Abraham Lincoln with Tad Lincoln
2014.072 Abraham Lincoln with Tad Lincoln