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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 [First Family - Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1226 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One print of the Lincoln family reading together. Includes Abraham, Mary Todd, Robert Todd and Tad Lincoln. From an original painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Tad, 1853-1871
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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