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[printed later], October 1, 1858 — historic photograph
[printed later], October 1, 1858. Historic photograph from the Lincoln collection.

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In October 1858, Lincoln sat for this portrait in Pittsfield, Illinois, a small town in the western part of the state, about two weeks before the final debate with Stephen Douglas. He was campaigning for a seat in the U.S. Senate, and the debates had drawn large crowds and national newspaper attention. The original image was an ambrotype made by Calvin Jackson, and this gelatin silver print comes from that glass-plate portrait. Lincoln lost the Senate race when the Illinois legislature chose Douglas in early 1859, but the campaign raised his profile and helped set up his 1860 presidential run.

Created / publishedOctober 1, 1858
Mediumphotographic print, gelatin silver
NotesAbraham Lincoln: Two Weeks Before Final Lincoln-Douglas Debate In Lincoln's Unsuccessful Bid For The Senate, Pittsfield, Illinois. From ambrotype by Calvin Jackson
Original scan5,843 × 6,942 px · prints to 19 × 23 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceL-P-27

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