Creator:
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Location:
Indiana, Allen County, Fort Wayne
Origin Date:
1950-1980
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 6 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.1457
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This photographic print features a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken of him on February 9, 1864, in Washington, D. C. He posed facing slightly toward the viewer's right wearing a black frock coat, vest, and bow tie.. His watch fob is visible looped through a buttonhole in his vest. A facsimile signature is printed in the bottom margin, Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum