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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Vignette bust carte de visite portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00241.01 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Possibly retouched or an engraving based on Brady.

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