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Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) [Carte de visite portraits of Lincoln and son Tad]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02911.01 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: Washington Type: Photograph Date: 1864 February Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 11 x 7 cm. Order a Copy

Photograph of Lincoln looking at a book with Tad. Variant of O-93 (looks like "bible" variant listed by Ostendorf p. 183 but with more vignette and cropping into an oval) with Brady imprint on mount and on verso.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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