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![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; a detail from portrait showing Lincoln seated in a chair]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktbGVmdC1hLWRldGFpbC1mcm9tLTEwMjQuanBn/320/401/jpg "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; a detail from portrait showing Lincoln seated in a chair]")
![[General Cowan, Assistant Secretary, Interior Department, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvZ2VuLWNvd2FuLWFzc2lzdGFudC1zZWNyZXRhcnktaW50ZXJpb3ItZGVwYXJ0bWVudC1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtN2E4OGEwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[General Cowan, Assistant Secretary, Interior Department, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtZmFjaW5nLXJpZ2h0LTUxYzY3NC02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, facing right]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, seated in chair, full portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXNlYXRlZC1pbi1jaGFpci1mdWxsLXBvcnRyYWl0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, seated in chair, full portrait]")
![[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, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTQvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1jYW5kaWRhdGUtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDkvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1jYW5kaWRhdGUtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS01MDljZmYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right; hair parted on Lincoln's right side]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctcmlnaHQtaGFpci1wYXJ0ZWQtZmRhYjU4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/47/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right; hair parted on Lincoln's right side]")
