Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing left, Historic Print

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing left. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created probably 1858, copied later Original photograph (an ambrotype?) probably by Roderick M. Cole, Peoria, Illinois, or Preston Butler of Springfield, Illinois. The Library's tintype is a copy of the original photo and 'reversed' from the view in the original ambrotype. Case has a decorative diamond surrounded by scrolls. Label on case: 775. Lambert sale, item 775. (The William H. Lambert sale of Lincolniana by the Anderson Auction Company, 1914.) DLC Ostendorf, no. 14 Meserve, no. 14 Gift, A. Conger Goodyear, 1965. Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album. by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 28-29. Portrait photographs 1850-1860.Tintypes 1850-1860.

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