German, Christopher S., fl. 1858 [Cased daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07088.01 Author/Creator: German, Christopher S., fl. 1858 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 23 September 1858 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 11.9 cm, Width: 9.4 cm Order a Copy
Quarter-plate daguerreotype by Christopher S. German, probably taken from an albumen on or about 23 September 1858. Original leather case with 2 hooks intact. Three-quarter view of Lincoln, beardless and seated, at the time of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The image, made after an albumen, is reversed. Measurements are for the case. The image is 11 x 8.2 cm.
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