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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 1334392, member: 24274&quot;]We haven&#039;t had a presentation from a member of the Security Engravings Group for some time, so I thought I&#039;d offer this...</p><p><br /></p><p>While doing some other research on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, I got reacquainted with an area I&#039;d forgotten about: Congressional memorial books. </p><p><br /></p><p>These were collections of eulogies presented in one or both houses following the death of a senator, representative or dignitary. They were published by the Government Printing Office and most, though not all, contain Bureau engraved portraits as frontis-pieces. More than 300 of these books were produced between 1861 (Stephen Douglas) and 1922 (Carl C. Van Dyke). After 1922 photographic portraits were used.</p><p><br /></p><p>The books are typically hard bound with gold lettering on the cover. They generally ran from 100 to 150 pages. An example is this one of Senator Andrew Johnson (and previously President) published in 1876. The pages, like most of the other books, measure about 10.5 x 7 inches...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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