[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photo of Lincoln made from a negative taken in Springfield, Illinois, by Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860. One of several poses from that day. "Wrote Lincoln's law partner, William H. Herndon, 'There is the peculiar curve of the lower lip, the lone mole on the right cheek, and a pose of the head so essentially Lincolnian; no other artist has ever caught it.'" (Source: Ostendorf, p. 46)

Notation on print: "The celebrated Hesler photograph. Taken by Hesler of Chicago in 1860. [Meserve no. 26]. From photo in person."
Ostendorf, no. 26
Meserve, no. 26
Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 46.
Accession box no. DLC/PP-1972:140