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![[Abraham Lincoln, first portrait with a full beard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWZpcnN0LXBvcnRyYWl0LXdpdGgtYS1mdWxsLWJlYXJkLWNlMWNmNC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/403/jpg "[Abraham Lincoln, first portrait with a full beard]")
![[President Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated, right profile]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvcHJlc2lkZW50LWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtcmlnaHQtcHJvZmlsZS02NDAuanBn/40/60/webp "[President Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated, right profile]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, traditionally called "last photograph of Lincoln from life"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC10cmFkaXRpb25hbGx5LWNhbGxlZC1sYXN0LXBob3RvZ3JhcGgtMS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, traditionally called \"last photograph of Lincoln from life\"]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated, with pencil and spectacles retouched]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC13aXRoLXBlbmNpbC1hbmQtc3BlY3RhY2xlcy1yZXRvdWNoZWQtMS02NDAuanBn/40/48/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated, with pencil and spectacles retouched]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right; hair parted on Lincoln's right side]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctcmlnaHQtaGFpci1wYXJ0ZWQtZGQyMDAwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/60/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right; hair parted on Lincoln's right side]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, last portrait sitting in Springfield, Illinois, before leaving for Washington, D.C., to assume the presidency]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWxhc3QtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2l0dGluZy1pbi1zcHJpbmdmaWVsZC1pbGxpbm9pcy1iZWZvcmUtbGVhdmluZy0yMzNhMDktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, last portrait sitting in Springfield, Illinois, before leaving for Washington, D.C., to assume the presidency]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right; hair parted on Lincoln's right side]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctcmlnaHQtaGFpci1wYXJ0ZWQtMS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right; hair parted on Lincoln's right side]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, first profile portrait with a full beard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWZpcnN0LXByb2ZpbGUtcG9ydHJhaXQtd2l0aC1hLWZ1bGwtYmVhcmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, first profile portrait with a full beard]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait, facing left; first photo to show his beard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWJ1c3QtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWxlZnQtZmlyc3QtcGhvdG8tdG8tc2hvdy1oaXMtYmVhcmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait, facing left; first photo to show his beard]")
![[President Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait with beard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvcHJlc2lkZW50LWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1idXN0LXBvcnRyYWl0LXdpdGgtYmVhcmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[President Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait with beard]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC0yLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDQvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
