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President Abraham Lincoln
- Creator:
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- Location:
- New York, Brooklyn
- Origin Date:
- 1908
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 129375 in x 8 15/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2284
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print is a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln from a photograph taken of him on November 8, 1863, in Washington, D. C. The print, published as a supplement to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on February 12, 1908, shows President Lincoln facing the viewer wearing a black frock coat, waistcoat, and bow tie. The publisher's information is printed in the lower right corner of the print. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
