Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States – Historic Reproduction
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States
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This is a full stereo card, with two nearly identical exposures mounted side by side so that a stereoscope could fuse them into a single image with apparent depth. The portrait dates to about February 1865, when Lincoln was preparing for his second inauguration on March 4 and the Civil War was approaching its close. Stereo cards like this were sold in large numbers and were a common way for Americans to see public figures at home. Lincoln sat for many photographers during his presidency, and the surviving portraits from this period show a man visibly worn by the war.
| Created / published | c. February 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | fascimile size negative of entire stereo, photographic print on stereo card, albumen silver, 8.2 x 17.1 cm. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,507 × 2,684 px · prints to 18 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 18958u |
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