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Iconic black and white photograph of Lincoln showing his head and shoulders.
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Cursive signature in ink
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A statue of young Lincoln sitting on a stump, holding a book open on his lap
The young Lincoln in sculpture at Senn Park, Chicago
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A seated Lincoln holding a book as his young son looks at it
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Black and white photo of Mary Todd Lincoln's shoulders and head
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Middle aged clean shaven Lincoln from the hips up.
Lincoln in his late 30s – photo taken by one of Lincoln's law students around 1846
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Portrait of Dred Scott. Lincoln denounced the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford as part of a conspiracy to extend slavery.
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Portrait of Dred Scott. Lincoln denounced the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford as part of a conspiracy to extend slavery.
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Lincoln in 1858, the year of his debates with Stephen Douglas.
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Lincoln being carried by two men on a long board.
"The Rail Candidate"—Lincoln's 1860 candidacy is depicted as held up by the slavery issue—a slave on the left and party organization on the right.
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Map of the U.S. showing Lincoln winning the North-east and West, Breckinridge winning the South, Douglas winning Missouri, and Bell winning Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
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A large crowd in front of a large building with many pillars.
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Thin man looking to the right wearing a bow tie.
A sketch of candidate Abraham Lincoln
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Major Anderson, Ft. Sumter commander
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Major Anderson, Ft. Sumter commander
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"Running the 'Machine' ": An 1864 political cartoon takes a swing at Lincoln's administration—featuring William Fessenden, Edwin Stanton, William Seward, Gideon Welles, Lincoln and others.
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"Running the 'Machine' ": An 1864 political cartoon takes a swing at Lincoln's administration—featuring William Fessenden, Edwin Stanton, William Seward, Gideon Welles, Lincoln and others.
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Photograph of Lincoln and McClellan sitting at a table in a field tent
Lincoln and McClellan after the Battle of Antietam
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Lincoln presents the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. Painted by Francis Bicknell Carpenter in 1864
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Lincoln presents the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. Painted by Francis Bicknell Carpenter in 1864
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The only confirmed photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, some three hours before the speech.
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President Lincoln (center right) with, from left, Generals Sherman and Grant and Admiral Porter – 1868 painting of events aboard the River Queen in March 1865
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President Lincoln (center right) with, from left, Generals Sherman and Grant and Admiral Porter – 1868 painting of events aboard the River Queen in March 1865
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Map of the U.S. showing Lincoln winning all the Union states except for Kentucky, New Jersey, and Delaware. The Southern states are not included.
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A large crowd in front of a large building with many pillars.
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Cartoon of Lincoln and Johnson attempting to stitch up the broken Union
A political cartoon of Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln, 1865, entitled "The Rail Splitter At Work Repairing the Union." The caption reads (Johnson): Take it quietly Uncle Abe and I will draw it closer than ever. (Lincoln): A few more stitches Andy and the good old Union will be mended.
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An older tired looking Lincoln with a beard.
Lincoln in February 1865, about two months before his death.
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Salmon Portland Chase was Lincoln's choice to be Chief Justice of the United States.
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Shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre, from left to right, are Henry Rathbone, Clara Harris, Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, and his assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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Shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre, from left to right, are Henry Rathbone, Clara Harris, Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, and his assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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A painting of Lincoln sitting with his hand on his chin and his elbow on his leg.
Lincoln, painting by George Peter Alexander Healy in 1869
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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum focuses on Lincoln scholarship and popular interpretation
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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum focuses on Lincoln scholarship and popular interpretation
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Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States
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