Abraham Lincoln - November 1863 - Washington DC

80. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on November 8, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln - November 1863 - Washington DC

79. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on November 8, 1863. The envelope lying on the table is said to have contained an advance copy of the speech that Edward Everett would deliver at Gettysburg.

Abraham Lincoln - November 1863 - Washington DC

78. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on November 8, 1863. Sometimes jokingly referred to as the “Big Foot Photograph,” it shows a clear view of Lincoln’s enormous size 18 feet.

Abraham Lincoln - November 1863 - Washington DC

77. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on November 8, 1863. This is perhaps the most famous photograph of Lincoln. It would serve as one of the main inspirations to sculptor Daniel Chester French in creating the seated sculpture of Lincoln that sits inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

Abraham Lincoln - November 1863 - Washington DC

76. The first of five photographs (see #77-80) taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on November 8, 1863. Here Lincoln sits with his two personal secretaries, John Hay and John Nicolay. This series was taken eleven days before Lincoln would visit the site of the Battle of Gettysburg to deliver his famous Gettysburg Address.

Abraham Lincoln - August 1863 - Washington DC

75. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on August 9, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln - August 1863 - Washington DC

74. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on August 9, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln - August 1863 - Washington DC

73. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on August 9, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln - August 1863 - Washington DC

72. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on August 9, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln - August 1863 - Washington DC

71. Taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on August 9, 1863. Lincoln is holding a copy of the Washington "Sunday Morning Chronicle."

Abraham Lincoln - August 1863 - Washington DC

70. The first of six photographs (see #71-75) taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington on August 9, 1863. Gardner, a former Mathew Brady assistant who had previously taken several photographs of Lincoln and ran Brady’s Washington studio, recently set out on his own and opened his own studio in Washington. Lincoln visited Gardner’s studio the day before the grand opening to avoid the crowds. Lincoln’s assistant John Hay accompanied the president.