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Summary
"Not long after Lincoln's nomination [for president], a Chicago reporter visited his home and noticed a framed photograph over the sofa. Likely it was one of the Hesler poses ... Observed the nominee: 'That picture gives a very fair representation of my homely face.'" (Source: Ostendorf, p. 48)
Ostendorf, no. 28
Meserve, no. 28
Gift; Louis M. Rabinowitz; 1952 March 27.
Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 48.
Tags
Date
01/01/1860
Contributors
Hesler, Alexander, 1823-1895, photographer
Source
Library of Congress
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