Marsh, William (fl. 1860) [Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, looking right, May 20,1860]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0002 Author/Creator: Marsh, William (fl. 1860) Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: 20 May 1860 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 20.5 x 14.2 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken by William Marsh, in Springfield, Illinois on May 20th, 1860. It is a half-length photograph, Lincoln is facing right but looking directly at the camera. Taken two days after Lincoln recieved the nomation for presidential candidate by the Republican Party. Known as Ostendorf no. 21 and Mesere no. 21. "33439" is written in pencil upside-down on the rear left-hand corner of the reverse. A second string of numbers, "536203" is present further down. Print is albumen and mounted. Title comes from Library of Congress record.
Information on photograph taken from Ostendorf, L., Lincoln's photographs: A complete album (Dayton, Ohio: Rockywood Press, 1998), 43 and Library of Congress website (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009630663/).
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