President Abraham Lincoln, profile bust, May 16, 1861, Historic Reproduction

This rare historical print captures President Abraham Lincoln, profile bust, May 16, 1861 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

Library of Congress record: Created between 1885 and 1911, from photo taken on 1861 May 16 Copy of a photograph that is a detail from carte de visite (Meserve no. 63 and Ostendorf 61-B) that shows Lincoln seated next to a small table. Illus. in: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln. Frederick Hill Meserve. New York: Privately printed, 1911, p. 72. Title devised by Library staff. Date from: Looking for Lincoln: the making of an American icon. Philip B. Kunhardt, III. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008, p. 468. Ostendorf, no. 61 Meserve, no. 62 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album. by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 100. Portrait photographs 1860-1870.Gelatin silver prints 1880-1920.

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