Abraham Lincoln

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Object Details

Author

Hesler, Alex

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865

United States President

Summary

Abraham Lincoln from original negative made shortly after the presidential election in November, 1860, by Alex Hesler of Chicago, at Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois. One of two negatives acquired in 1936 by the Smithsonian Institution. At this time Lincoln did not have his beard.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 16 Folder 20

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1860

Standard number

2002-32257

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Glass plate negative

Portraits

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8 x 10; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Glass plate negative

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic