Mary Todd Lincoln's Cell

[RJNorton]

I received a note from a forum member the other day asking about possible photographs of Mary which may have been taken at Bellevue Place. I believe he feels it is logical that a photo was taken of new patients upon arrival and also maybe later in their stay, too. In his note to me he wrote he felt a photo may exist "either in some archives somewhere or in the files of (the descendants now) one of the doctors at Bellevue who were involved in Mrs. Lincoln's care." As far as I know no photos are known to exist. I believe the Mumler photo (c.1872) is the last known photo of Mary. Does anyone have an opinion - does it seem logical that photos of the patients at Bellevue would have been taken? Would it make sense that new arrivals at a sanitarium in 1875 be photographed?