Abraham Lincoln - February 1861 - Philadelphia

47. Taken by Frederick De Bourg Richards in Philadelphia on February 22, 1861. A third view of the same scene.

Abraham Lincoln - February 1861 - Philadelphia

46. Taken by Frederick De Bourg Richards in Philadelphia on February 22, 1861. Another shot of the same scene. Note the people at left who had climbed a tree to get a better view. Lincoln stands in the center of the picture, looking to his left, while Tad stands to Lincoln's left leaning on the railing just above the far right star on the flag.

Abraham Lincoln - February 1861 - Philadelphia

45. One of three photographs (see #46-47) taken by Frederick De Bourg Richards in Philadelphia on February 22, 1861. Lincoln’s journey from Springfield to Washington took a somewhat circuitous route. Lincoln is seen here outside of Independence Hall on George Washington’s birthday, just after sunrise, participating in a flag-raising ceremony to commemorate the recent admission of Kansas into the Union.