![[Silhouette of Lincoln's footprint and business card of King V. Hostick mounted on single sheet.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvc2lsaG91ZXR0ZS1vZi1saW5jb2xucy1mb290cHJpbnQtYW5kLWJ1c2luZXNzLWNhcmQtb2Yta2luZy12LWhvc3RpY2stbW91bnRlZC01OGM4MmUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/414/jpg "[Silhouette of Lincoln's footprint and business card of King V. Hostick mounted on single sheet.]")
![[King & Maas & Co. woodcut print of Abraham Lincoln]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEva2luZy1hbmQtbWFhcy1hbmQtY28td29vZGN1dC1wcmludC1vZi1hYnJhaGFtLWxpbmNvbG4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/55/webp "[King & Maas & Co. woodcut print of Abraham Lincoln]")
![[Mourning ribbon with portrait of Lincoln.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvbW91cm5pbmctcmliYm9uLXdpdGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbGluY29sbi02NDAuanBn/40/87/webp "[Mourning ribbon with portrait of Lincoln.]")
![[Bingham and Dodd portrait of Lincoln.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvYmluZ2hhbS1hbmQtZG9kZC1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1saW5jb2xuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Bingham and Dodd portrait of Lincoln.]")
![[Mourning cards] In memory of Abraham Lincoln.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvbW91cm5pbmctY2FyZHMtaW4tbWVtb3J5LW9mLWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Mourning cards] In memory of Abraham Lincoln.")
![[Christmas card with portrait of Lincoln.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvY2hyaXN0bWFzLWNhcmQtd2l0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1saW5jb2xuLWVjODVlMi02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Christmas card with portrait of Lincoln.]")
![[Postcard invitation for the Lincoln Union first annual ball.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvcG9zdGNhcmQtaW52aXRhdGlvbi1mb3ItdGhlLWxpbmNvbG4tdW5pb24tZmlyc3QtYW5udWFsLWJhbGwtZGFkNWE3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/25/webp "[Postcard invitation for the Lincoln Union first annual ball.]")
[Silhouette of Lincoln's footprint and business card of King V. Hostick mounted on single sheet.]
Summary
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th century, and the tradition has continued under this name into the 21st century.
Tags
Date
1860 - 1880
Location
illinois
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain
