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Lincoln and a Chicago reporter were looking at what is believed to this photo at Lincoln's home shortly after his nomination for president, when he observed "That picture gives a very fair representation of my homely face." [48] June 1860 [49] unknown Halftone print, from an albumen print from the lost original negative. [50] unknown
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]
She is the first person of color to serve in the position. Before coming to the ALPLM, she headed the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the State of Arkansas's African-American culture and history museum. [21] [29] [19] As first lady of Illinois, Lura Lynn Ryan became a major fundraiser and the library's first chairwoman. She launched the ...
First president to appear on color television. [280] First president to deliver an address from a communications satellite – the first message from space. [281] [282] First president to visit a mosque. [283] [284] First president to have received an honorary knighthood from a foreign nation (Eisenhower received 22 such honors). [277] [285]
Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (also called Seated Lincoln or Sitting Lincoln) is a 9-foot (2.7 m) tall [1] bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in Grant Park, in Chicago. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and completed by his workshop in 1908, it was intended by the artist to evoke the loneliness and burden of command felt by Lincoln during ...
The Chicago Cultural Center underwent an extensive [4] renovation during 2021–2022 [5] with the goal of unearthing the original beauty of the building. The detailed restoration of the art glass dome and decorative finishes in the Grand Army of the Republic rooms, a Civil War memorial, was made possible by a grant of services valued at over $15 million to the City of Chicago.
Abraham Lincoln: The Man (also called Standing Lincoln) is a larger-than-life size 12-foot (3.7 m) bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. The original statue is in Lincoln Park in Chicago , and later re-castings of the statue have been given as diplomatic gifts from the United States to the United Kingdom ...
President Barack Obama on Memorial Day, May 31, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery is an American military cemetery that covers 982 acres (397 ha) in Elwood, Illinois. It is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Chicago, Illinois. When fully completed, it will provide 400,000 ...