Copy negative of an old photograph in a frame with description on back that reads, "Abraham Lincoln, About 1859. Enlargement, to 2 diameters, of photograph, from original negative, give by Lincoln to Louis Breithaupt.

File consist of the April 15, 1865 edition of the New York Herald. This edition reports on the assassination of Lincoln.

Collection consists of 169 19th century American photographs. Included are 115 carte-de-visites, 40 cabinet portraits, 2 albums, 11 miscellaneous photographs and 1 envelope of miscellaneous business and greeting cards.

Most are albumen type photographs depicting various people including infants, children, and adults. The photographs come from various studios across the United States though the majority come from studios in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Illinois. The photographs, since rehoused, were originally housed in two albums decorated with an intricate relief on the cover and a metal clasp lock.