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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Portrait of Lincoln, O-115

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0029 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1865/02/05 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

O-115. Imprint on recto "Abraham Lincoln Pres't U. S. Entered according to Act of Congress, by Alex. Gardner, in the year 1865, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Columbia." Graphite inscription on verso "O-117." Photographers imprint on verso: "Alex. Gardner, Photographer to the Army of the Potomac. Galleries 511 Seventh Street And 332 Pennsylvania Av. Published by Philp & Solomons, Washington D.C."

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