Berger, Anthony, fl. 1864 [Cabinet card of Abraham Lincoln]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02910.01 Author/Creator: Berger, Anthony, fl. 1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1861/02-1864/02 Pagination: 1 cabinet card ; 17 x 11.5 cm. Order a Copy
The cabinet card has Brady's imprint on the recto and verso, and is a variant of O-92 without the table and with Lincoln's lower hand cut-off (see Ostendorf p. 176). The negative was taken by Anthony Berger and is the basis for Lincoln on $5 bill (until 2008).
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