36. Photographer and place unknown, taken in 1860. Though author and Lincoln scholar Ida Tarbell published several Lincoln photographs she owned during her lifetime, she never published this one. It was found among her papers after her death.
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April 17, 2007
Abraham Lincoln - June 1860 - Chicago
34. Taken by either William Shaw or Samuel Fassett in Chicago, IL in June 1860.
Abraham Lincoln - 1860
32. Photographer and place unknown, taken in 1860. This photograph was taken for sculptor Henry Kirke Brown, among whose effects it was found after his death in 1931.
Abraham Lincoln - June 1860 - Springfield
27. Taken by Alexander Hesler in Springfield, IL on June 3, 1860. Two weeks after Lincoln's nomination, Hesler traveled from Chicago to Springfield to take this series of four photographs (see #28-30). Lincoln, a notoriously sloppy dresser, got "dressed up" for this sitting. When Mary Lincoln saw this photo she was amazed at the likeness and exclaimed, "Yes, that is Mr. Lincoln. It is exactly like him."
Abraham Lincoln - June 1860 - Springfield
26. Taken by Joseph Hill in Springfield, IL in June 1860. Hill took four photographs of Lincoln in this sitting, but a fire destroyed all the negatives of most of the prints. This is the only on that remains.
Abraham Lincoln - 1860 - Springfield
25. Taken by William Marsh in Springfield, IL some time around the time he took the four photos above.Abraham Lincoln - May 1860 - Springfield
24. Taken by William Marsh in Springfield, IL on May 24, 1860.
Abraham Lincoln - May 1860 - Springfield
23. Taken by William Marsh in Springfield, IL on May 24, 1860.
Abraham Lincoln - May 1860 - Springfield
22. Taken by William Marsh in Springfield, IL on May 20, 1860. Note how Lincoln’s hair is more kempt here that in the previous photo.
Abraham Lincoln - May 1860 - Springfield
21. Taken by William Marsh in Springfield, IL on May 20, 1860, just after Lincoln's nomination as the Republican candidate for president. This is the first in a series of four photographs Marsh took of Lincoln on May 20 and May 24 (see #22-24).
Abraham Lincoln - May 1860 - Decatur
20. Taken by Edward A. Barnwell in Decatur, IL on May 9, 1860. Note the spectacle cord extending into Lincoln's inside jacket pocket. Lincoln wore reading glasses for many years. He can be seen holding them in several photographs (see #71 and #109), but there is only one photograph of him wearing glasses (see #93). When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, he was carrying two pairs of glasses and a chamois cloth lens polisher.
April 16, 2007
Abraham Lincoln - February 1860 - New York City
18. Taken by Mathew Brady in New York City on February 27, 1860. This was the first of many photographs of Lincoln taken by Brady (or by one of Brady's assistants). This is known as the "Cooper Union Photograph" as it was taken on the morning of the day Lincoln would deliver his famous address at New York City's Cooper Union. Lincoln asserted that the speech – and this portrait – propelled him into the national spotlight and paved the way for his nomination for president a few months later. (For more on the speech and this portrait, read Harold Holzer’s excellent book Lincoln at Cooper Union.)
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