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 - 1858 - Springfield

14. Believed to have been taken by Roderick Cole in Springfield, IL some time in 1858.

Abraham Lincoln - September 1858 - Springfield

9. Taken, it is assumed, by Christopher S. German in Springfield, IL on September 23, 1858. Lincoln said of this photograph, "This is not a very good-looking picture, but it's the best that could be produced from the poor subject."