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The Face of Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Viking Press, James Mellon
Location:
New York, New York
Origin Date:
1979
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 14 3/4 in x 11 3/4 in x 1 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2848
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

This 201-page large format book features enlarged photographs printed from positives done from the original glass-plate negatives taken of Abraham Lincoln during the years 1846-1865. The text accompanying the photographs "consists of Lincoln's written and spoken words interspersed with eyewitness descriptions of the man." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum