1845 Susan Torrey Merritt The Art Institute of Chicago
Tags: abolition, African Americans, Causes of the War, children, family, flag, freedom, genre scenes, landscapes, paintings, politics, pre-war, Slavery and Abolition, women
1847/52 Samuel J. Miller The Art Institute of Chicago
Tags: abolition, African Americans, Causes of the War, freedom, photographs, politics, portraits, pre-war, slavery, Slavery and Abolition
1850 William S. Jewett Terra Foundation for American Art
Tags: Causes of the War, children, family, landscapes, paintings, portraits, pre-war, Westward Expansion, women
1850/54 Hiram Powers The Art Institute of Chicago
Tags: Causes of the War, Classical, flag, politics, pre-war, sculptures, Westward Expansion, women
1852 Hammatt Billings The Newberry Library
Tags: African Americans, Causes of the War, children, escape, family, freedom, illustrations, literature, slavery, Slavery and Abolition, women
Tags: African Americans, Causes of the War, family, illustrations, literature, pre-war, slavery, Slavery and Abolition, women
1852 Unknown Artist The Newberry Library
Tags: abolition, African Americans, Causes of the War, children, escape, family, freedom, illustrations, literature, pre-war, slavery, Slavery and Abolition, women
1853 Thomas Ball The Art Institute of Chicago
Tags: Causes of the War, Classical, politics, portraits, pre-war, sculptures, Westward Expansion
1853 Eyre Crowe Chicago History Museum
Tags: African Americans, Causes of the War, children, city, family, paintings, pre-war, slavery, Slavery and Abolition, women
April 12, 1856 A. Hill Chicago History Museum
Tags: African Americans, Causes of the War, cotton, illustrations, newspapers and magazines, pre-war, prints, slavery, Slavery and Abolition
c. 1858-1864 John Alexander Logan Chicago History Museum
Tags: children, family, generals, photographs, portraits, soldiers, The Northern Homefront, Union, women
1859 Samuel Fassett The Newberry Library
Tags: Chicago, Illinois, Lincoln, Lincoln portraits, photographs, politics, portraits
November 19, 1859 Martin M. Lawrence (Photographer) The Newberry Library
Tags: abolition, battles, Causes of the War, freedom, illustrations, newspapers and magazines, photographs, portraits, prints, slavery, Slavery and Abolition
1860 Newton Briggs (Photographer) The Newberry Library
Tags: Causes of the War, Illinois, Lincoln, photographs, politics, pre-war, prints, The Election of 1860 and Secession
1860 Currier and Ives Chicago Public Library
Tags: Lincoln, Lincoln portraits, photographs, politics, portraits, pre-war, prints, Union