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[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] – Vintage Wall Art

[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right], c1894 [from a photograph taken June 3, 1860] — historic photograph
[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right], c1894 [from a photograph taken June 3, 1860]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Taken on June 3, 1860, this head-and-shoulders portrait shows Abraham Lincoln shortly after the Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated him for president that May. The print itself is a later reproduction, made around 1894 from the original sitting, and it was copyrighted in 1898. Its plain background and steady, slightly turned pose reflect the restrained style that made photographs like this one useful for campaign engravings and printed portraits during the 1860 election.

Created / publishedc1894 [from a photograph taken June 3, 1860]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen silver.
GenrePortrait photographs 1860-1870 Reproductions.Albumen prints 1890-1900.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. Copyright George B. Ayres, May 17, 1898. Ostendorf, no. 27 Meserve, no. 25 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 47.
SubjectsLincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,147 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-109760

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