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Berger, Anthony, fl. 1864 [Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, half length seated view]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05136.13 Author/Creator: Berger, Anthony, fl. 1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 9 February 1864 Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 11.4 x 7.3 cm. Order a Copy

White mount. Half length seated view. Lincoln's image on the five dollar bill is derived from this portrait. Related to image #12. [O-92 variant].

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896
Berger, Anthony, fl. 1864

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