Historical Portrait
[Gardner photograph of Lincoln' head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front.]
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About this photograph
This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln facing forward, photographed by Alexander Gardner on November 8, 1863. The photograph is held by the Library of Congress.
No additional context about the circumstances of this sitting or Gardner's relationship with Lincoln at this time has been documented for this record.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
About the format
Rights & Attribution
Credit: Library of Congress
Reuse: Public domain. Free to download, print, edit and republish, commercially or otherwise. How rights work in this archive.
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