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A. Lincoln, January 26, 1861, Springfield, Ill.
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- Unknown
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2492
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features a reproduction of a head and shoulders photograph of President-elect Abraham Lincoln taken of him on January 13, 1861, in Springfield, Illinois. He is facing toward the viewer's right. It appears that there were cracks in the glass plate negative when the print was made. "A. Lincoln, January 26, 1861, Springfield, Ill." is printed below the image. The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
