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Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated [81] May 16, 1861 [82] Mathew Brady [83] Carte-de-visite printed from one frame of the lost original multiple-image stereographic negative [84] Library of Congress President Abraham Lincoln, seated next to small table, in a reflective pose, May 16, 1861, with his hat visible on the table. [85 ...
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
The idea was never commercialized, but it made Lincoln the only president to hold a patent. [103] Lincoln appeared before the Illinois Supreme Court in 175 cases; he was sole counsel in 51 cases, of which 31 were decided in his favor. [104] From 1853 to 1860, one of his largest clients was the Illinois Central Railroad. [105]
A black and white photograph of President Abraham Lincoln, from early 1864. The “Picturing Lincoln” initiative by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum means more than 1,000 high ...
Barack Obama was the first president to have his portrait taken with a digital camera in January 2009 by Pete Souza, the then–official White House photographer, [23] using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. [citation needed] Obama was also the first president to have 3D portraits taken, which were displayed in the Smithsonian Castle in December 2014. [24]
List of photographs of Abraham Lincoln; P. The Peacemakers; President Barack Obama (painting) Presidential portraits of George W. and Laura Bush; R.
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The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began March 4, 1861, when Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States, and ended upon his death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term. Lincoln was the first member of the recently established Republican Party elected to the presidency.