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Ayres, George B., fl. 1860-1867 Platinum print of beardless Abraham Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04200 Author/Creator: Ayres, George B., fl. 1860-1867 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 1860 June Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21.6 x 16.8 cm. Order a Copy

With ink inscription on verso: "Copyright Geo. B. Ayres, Phila." Ostendorf 26. Hesler negative printed by Ayres

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Ayres, George B., fl. 1860-1867

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