90. Taken by Alexander Gardner on February 9, 1864.
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Abraham Lincoln - February 1864 - Washington DC
89. Taken by Alexander Gardner on February 9, 1864. This photograph would serve as the image that engraver Victor David Brenner would use to create the bas relief of Lincoln used on the penny. The Lincoln Penny was first issued in 1909 to commemorate the Lincoln’s 100th Birthday.
Abraham Lincoln - February 1864 - Washington DC
88. The first of seven photographs (see #89-94) taken Alexander Gardner on February 9, 1864.
Abraham Lincoln - January 1864 - Washington DC
87. Taken by Mathew Brady in Washington DC on January 8, 1864. Lincoln said of this photograph, “If I looked like any of the likenesses of me that have been taken, I look most like that one.”
Abraham Lincoln - January 1864 - Washington DC
86. Taken by Mathew Brady in Washington DC on January 8, 1864.
Abraham Lincoln - January 1864 - Washington DC
85. Taken by Mathew Brady in Washington DC on January 8, 1864.
Abraham Lincoln - January 1864 - Washington DC
84. Taken by Mathew Brady in Washington DC on January 8, 1864.
Abraham Lincoln - January 1864 - Washington DC
83. The first of five photographs (see #84-87 taken by Mathew Brady in Washington DC on January 8, 1864.
Abraham Lincoln - 1863 or 1864 - Washington DC
82. Taken by Lewis E. Walker in Washington DC some time in late 1863 or early 1864.
Abraham Lincoln - November 1863 - Gettysburg
81. Taken by an unknown photographer in Gettysburg, PA on November 19, 1863. This is the only known photograph of Lincoln at Gettysburg. A hatless Lincoln can barely be seen standing on the speaker’s platform, looking down.
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."
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