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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Embossed patriotic portrait of Abraham & Mary Lincoln by Alden [carte de visite]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00559.15 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Providence, R.I. Type: Photograph Date: May 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 10.2 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Probably post-assassination portrait of the Lincolns, trimmed to ovals and enclosed in embossed frames surmounted by two flags and an eagle, and the great seal of the U.S. underneath. Photograph and art work by A. E. Alden.

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