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![[Abraham Lincoln posed in a borrowed coat, in Urbana, Illinois]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXBvc2VkLWluLWEtYm9ycm93ZWQtY29hdC1pbi11cmJhbmEtaWxsaW5vaXMtNjNiMzcwLTEwMjQuanBn/320/393/jpg "[Abraham Lincoln posed in a borrowed coat, in Urbana, Illinois]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, half-length portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1jYW5kaWRhdGUtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXJpZ2h0LTMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, half-length portrait, facing right]")
![[Portrait profile of President Abraham Lincoln, facing right and seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtcHJvZmlsZS1vZi1wcmVzaWRlbnQtYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1hbmQtc2VhdGVkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "[Portrait profile of President Abraham Lincoln, facing right and seated]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, in profile facing left; cropped from larger view]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1pbi1wcm9maWxlLWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LWNyb3BwZWQtZTFjMDU3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, in profile facing left; cropped from larger view]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtMS02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktbGVmdC1kMmMwNzktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]")
![[Parr portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvcGFyci1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1saW5jb2xuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Parr portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
![[Abraham Lincoln posed in a borrowed coat, in Urbana, Illinois]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXBvc2VkLWluLWEtYm9ycm93ZWQtY29hdC1pbi11cmJhbmEtaWxsaW5vaXMtYjYxZmYyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Abraham Lincoln posed in a borrowed coat, in Urbana, Illinois]")
![[Room interior in Abraham Lincoln's home, Springfield, Illinois]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvcm9vbS1pbnRlcmlvci1pbi1hYnJhaGFtLWxpbmNvbG5zLWhvbWUtc3ByaW5nZmllbGQtaWxsaW5vaXMtNmYwYzEzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/22/webp "[Room interior in Abraham Lincoln's home, Springfield, Illinois]")
![[Parlor, Abraham Lincoln home, Springfield, Illinois]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvcGFybG9yLWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1ob21lLXNwcmluZ2ZpZWxkLWlsbGlub2lzLWFiMmQ3OS02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "[Parlor, Abraham Lincoln home, Springfield, Illinois]")
![[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait]")
![[Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvaW5hdWd1cmF0aW9uLW9mLWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1hdC10aGUtdXMtY2FwaXRvbC02NDAuanBn/40/41/webp "[Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol]")
![[Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol, 1861]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjYvaW5hdWd1cmF0aW9uLW9mLWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1hdC10aGUtdXMtY2FwaXRvbC0xODYxLWZlMzNmNy02NDAuanBn/40/40/webp "[Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol, 1861]")
