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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 ...
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, [2] Lincoln died of his wounds the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater. [3]
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The “Picturing Lincoln” initiative by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum means more than 1,000 high-resolution photos will be available to the public online.
Wednesday is the 150th anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln, and while most Americans know the history of his assassination, many aren't aware of some of the odd facts related to ...
Abraham Lincoln, painting by George Peter Alexander Healy in 1869 Lincoln in February 1865, two months before his death. As a young man Lincoln was a religious skeptic. [348] He was deeply familiar with the Bible, quoting and praising it. [349] He was private about his position on organized religion and respected the beliefs of others. [350]
The final chapter is an account of Lincoln's assassination and death. The photographs and drawings that fill the book are drawn from many sources, including the Abraham Lincoln Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and other historical archives. Many of the photographs are portraits of Lincoln. Freedman uses them as a focal point in his narrative.
During his momentous U.S. Senate campaign against Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln sat for a photograph after politicking in western Illinois and presented one of the copies to a man severely ...