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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) President Lincoln, Master Thad. [sic] Lincoln [carte de visite]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00242.13 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: February 1864 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.3 x 6.5 cm Order a Copy

Lincoln and Tad reading a book. O-93 with slightly more loss of lower portion of chair, based on Anthony Berger photograph taken at Brady studio 2/64, per Ostendorf p. 268.

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