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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 One of the Most Interesting of Lincoln Portraits

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1213 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Order a Copy

One print of Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Gardner. Print is marked as from the Frederick H. Meserve Collection.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

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