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The Last Photo of Lincoln

kholland — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:04:38 +0000

When Abraham Lincoln’s remains arrived in New York City on April 24, 1865, hundreds of thousands of its once-antagonistic citizens gathered to mourn him.

Lincoln Gets Buzzed

kholland — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:09:40 +0000

Looking notably robust near his 56th birthday, Abraham Lincoln sat for this portrait by an unknown photographer around February 1865.

Lincoln or Bust

kholland — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:36:46 +0000

Abraham Lincoln posed for several famous photographs at Alexander Gardner's Washington, D.C., gallery on November 8, 1863: one with his private secretaries John Nicolay and John Hay, and another full-face close-up that showed the steely-eyed president staring directly into the …

Standing Tall

kholland — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:06:06 +0000

Lincoln sat for this unique photograph—“stood” would actually be a more accurate description—sometime in the summer of 1860.

Mary Liked the Clean-Shaven Look

kholland — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:41:27 +0000

In February 1861, longtime Illinois residents Abraham and Mary Lincoln moved their family to Washington, D.C., where the new president took up residence in the war-riven White House armed with a reassuring new image: that of a bearded statesman. …

Old Abe’s Favorite Photo?

kholland — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:11:56 +0000

Looking at Lincoln by Harold Holzer, is a study of the 16th president through imagery.