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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Half length portrait by C. D. Fredericks [carte de visite]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00242.14 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.4 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Carte de visite variant of O-55. (Ostendorf suggests three possible photographers for this image, including Fredericks.)

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