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A. Lincoln
- 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