Photo Portrait of Attendees and Exhibits at the National Fair in the Old Patent Office Building in Washington DC (1864)

 

Portrait of attendees and exhibits at the National Fair in the Old Patent Office Building in Washington, D.C., 1864. This seems to have been a smaller and much less well known version of a sanitary fair held in various Northern and Midwestern cities during the American Civil War to raise funds to support Union troops. According to the American Presidency Project, President Abraham Lincoln attended this fair and gave a short speech at it on March 16, 1864. Originally published as a stereoview by Bell & Bro. This is the only photograph of the event I have come across.

Source: National Portrait Gallery.

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Animated Stereoview of Exhibits at the Grand Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri (1864)

Animated stereoview of exhibits at the Grand Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, 1864. By J.A. Scholten.

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View of a Column of Union Artillery Passing by With a Large Crowd of Spectators Watching During an Independence Day Parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California (1865)

View of a column of Union artillery passing by with a large crowd of spectators watching during an Independence Day parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, July 4, 1865. By Carleton Watkins.

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Portrait of Visitors Posing in Front of Exhibits at the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri (1864)

Portrait of visitors posing in front of exhibits at the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, 1864.

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Two Portraits of Union Soldiers From the Color Guard of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia Posing With the Unit’s Regimental and National Colors at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. (1861)

Two portraits of Union soldiers of the color guard of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia posing with the unit’s regimental and national colors at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C., 1861. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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People Posing in the Interior of Ward 14 of the McClellan Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1863)

People posing in the interior of Ward 14 of the McClellan Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1863. By John Moran.

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Three Photographs Taken During an Independence Day Parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California (1865)

Three photographs taken during an Independence Day parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, July 4, 1865. By Carleton E. Watkins.

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Union Army Recruits Posing at the Intersection of Howard and Market Streets in Akron, Ohio (1861)

Union Army recruits posing at the intersection of Howard and Market Streets in Akron, Ohio, 1861. By B. F. Battels.

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View of People Posing in Front of Abraham Lincoln's House Draped in Mourning Sometime After Lincoln's Assassination in Springfield, Illinois (1865)

View of people posing in front of Abraham Lincoln's house draped in mourning sometime after Lincoln's assassination in Springfield, Illinois, 1865. The horse is probably one owned by Lincoln named Old Robin.

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Union Soldiers of the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri, During the Civil War

Union soldiers of the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri, during the Civil War.

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Two African American Reverends Posing With Abraham Lincoln’s Horse Named Old Robin in Front of Lincoln’s House in Springfield, Illinois, Shortly After Lincoln’s Assassination (1865)

Two African American reverends posing with Abraham Lincoln’s horse named Old Robin in front of Lincoln’s house in Springfield, Illinois, shortly after Lincoln’s assassination, c. 1865. By F.W. Ingmire.

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View of a Crowd Watching Union Soldiers of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Parading Along Maumee Street in Adrian, Michigan, During the Civil War

View of a crowd watching Union soldiers of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment parading along Maumee Street in Adrian, Michigan, during the Civil War.

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A Crowd Posing With Musicians of the Santa Clara College Band in a Street in San Jose, California (1865)

A crowd posing with musicians of the Santa Clara College Band in a street in San Jose, California, c. 1865. By Heering’s Stereoscopic Views.

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View of a Parade on Green Street in Memory of President Abraham Lincoln After His Assassination, San Francisco (1865)

View of a parade on Green Street in memory of President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, San Francisco, 1865.

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View of Union Soldiers of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Parading Along a Street After Their Return From Fighting in the American Civil War in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1865)

View of Union soldiers of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment parading along a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after their return from fighting in the American Civil War, c. 1865.

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Instantaneous View of People Gathered in Front of New York City Hall to Witness the Arrival of Japanese Diplomats (1860)

Instantaneous view of people gathered in front of New York City Hall to witness the arrival of Japanese diplomats from Japan’s first delegation to the United States to meet the New York City mayor and New York governor, New York City, June 18, 1860. By Edward Anthony. Animated stereoview.

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The Sousa Band Performing at the Exposition Universelle in Paris (1900)

The Sousa Band performing at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, 1900. By William Herman Rau. Animated stereoview.

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Animated Stereoview of a Large Crowd Inside of a Convention Hall for an Unknown Event

View of a large crowd inside of a convention hall for an unknown event, c. 1865. Animated stereoview.

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Displays and Attendees at the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1864)

Displays and attendees of the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1864. Animated stereoview.

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African American Wait Staff Posing in a Banquet Hall at the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia (1864)

African American men, probably wait staff, posing in a banquet hall at the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, June 1864. Animated stereoview.

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