Hesler, Alexander, 1823-1895 [Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president. Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, June 3, 1860.]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0003 Author/Creator: Hesler, Alexander, 1823-1895 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: 03 June 1860 Pagination: 1 albumen print Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
A print of a photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Hesler in Springfield, Illinois on June 3rd, 1860. The photograph portrays Lincoln's head and shoulders as he faces to the right, the photograph is oval-shaped. Hesler's "tousled hair" portrait of Lincoln was not popular amongst Republican leadership, so he was asked to take another picture to be used during the presidential campaign. Hesler took 4 photographs that day. The original plates are in the collection of the Chicago Historical Society but are broken. Known as Ostendorf no. 28 and Meserve no. 28. This is a mounted albumen print. Imprinted onto the backing material beneath the portrait is "HESLER ARTIST 113 LAKE ST CHICAGO." A sticker on the back reads "Garrison & Co., Dealers in Campaign Documents, Corner Clark & Randolph Street. Lincoln Portraits, 5 sizes; Lincoln Flags, 6 sizes; Lincoln Canes from Lincoln Rails; Lincoln Splitting Rails; [rest is lost]." Title taken from Library of Congress record.
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