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[Abraham Lincoln while a traveling lawyer, taken in Danville, Illinois
Summary
Illus. in: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln / Frederick Hill Meserve. New York, Privately printed, 1911, p. 43.
Original photograph: The original ambrotype is at the Illinois State Historical Library.
Ostendorf, no. 3
Meserve, no. 2
Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 8-9.
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Date
01/01/1857
Contributors
Joslin, Amon T., photographer
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain
