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![[Brady & Hesler portrait of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvYnJhZHktYW5kLWhlc2xlci1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1saW5jb2xuLWE1YmQwYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/390/jpg "[Brady & Hesler portrait of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.")
![[Abraham Lincoln, seated next to small table, in a reflective pose, May 16, 1861]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDMvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXNlYXRlZC1uZXh0LXRvLXNtYWxsLXRhYmxlLWluLWEtcmVmbGVjdGl2ZS1wb3NlLW1heS0xNi0xODYxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/64/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, seated next to small table, in a reflective pose, May 16, 1861]")
![[Abraham Lincoln] / Union card picture, made by George F. Ayer, photographer, 161 Middle Street, Portland.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXVuaW9uLWNhcmQtcGljdHVyZS1tYWRlLWJ5LWdlb3JnZS1mLWF5ZXItcGhvdG9ncmFwaGVyLTE2MS1taWRkbGUtMzIwZGFhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/65/webp "[Abraham Lincoln] / Union card picture, made by George F. Ayer, photographer, 161 Middle Street, Portland.")
![[Cobb portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTQvMDEvMDEvY29iYi1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1saW5jb2xuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Cobb portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
![[Framed photograph of Lincoln by Samuel Alschuler.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvZnJhbWVkLXBob3RvZ3JhcGgtb2YtbGluY29sbi1ieS1zYW11ZWwtYWxzY2h1bGVyLWVlNmVjNS02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Framed photograph of Lincoln by Samuel Alschuler.]")
![[J. C. Buttre portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Based on a Brady photograph.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvai1jLWJ1dHRyZS1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1hYnJhaGFtLWxpbmNvbG4tYmFzZWQtb24tYS1icmFkeS1waG90b2dyYXBoLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[J. C. Buttre portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Based on a Brady photograph.]")
![[Brady photograph of Abraham Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvYnJhZHktcGhvdG9ncmFwaC1vZi1hYnJhaGFtLWxpbmNvbG4tNjE2MmMzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Brady photograph of Abraham Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
![[Buttre portrait of Lincoln based on Brady photograph, copy 2.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvYnV0dHJlLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLWxpbmNvbG4tYmFzZWQtb24tYnJhZHktcGhvdG9ncmFwaC1jb3B5LTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Buttre portrait of Lincoln based on Brady photograph, copy 2.]")
![[Print of a Brady photograph of Lincoln.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvcHJpbnQtb2YtYS1icmFkeS1waG90b2dyYXBoLW9mLWxpbmNvbG4tMTgyOWU1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[Print of a Brady photograph of Lincoln.]")
![[Brady profile photograph of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvYnJhZHktcHJvZmlsZS1waG90b2dyYXBoLW9mLWxpbmNvbG4tMGNmOTg1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/38/webp "[Brady profile photograph of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.")
