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Photograph of Abraham Lincoln in 1861±
PhysLinc #
Synonyms
 
 A61qq5
 
 
 61
 
 
 62
 
 
 63
 
 
 AL.1861.7E
 
 
 A61y5
 
The Image
Photographer:  Brady
Sitting date: 1861 or 1862
Location: Washington, DC
Technique: Photograph
Hamilton '63 Pages 100, 101, 104e, 377d
Book Notes
Mellon '79 [p 96]
Carte-de-visite printed from one frame of the lost original multiple-image sterographic negative made by an [[unknown photographer]] at Mathew [[Brady]]'s gallery, in [[Washington]], DC, about 1862.
Collections cited in Books
Mellon '79 [p 97]
Set Momjian
     

This print shows only the head and shoulders. Other prints extend down to Lincoln's knees.

1014 x 1536
 
 
1044 x 1536
 
 
 
 

It appears that Meserve's two "slightly different" images resulted from a single multi-lens exposure.

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