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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Vignette bust portrait of Lincoln, O-103

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0025 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: February 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

O-103. Graphite inscription on verso "O-103." Ink inscription on verso "Abraham Lincoln. For Francis Carleton from Aunt Lizzie Bachelders collection of photos."

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