Daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln : enlarged photographic copyprint.

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Daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln : enlarged photographic copyprint.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754864395

This image might be the earliest extant representation of Abraham Lincoln. Born in 1809, Lincoln would have been in his early 30s. Included with the photographic copyprint is documentation about the original daguerreotype (now known as the Kaplan daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln) written by Grant B. Romer, the method of identifying it written by Claude N. Frechette, and information about Edward White written by Dennis Waters.

1 print and supporting documents (2 folders)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8130897

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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White, Edward, 1910-1994

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Edward White of New York City was one of the first to practice the art of daguerreotype photography. The original plate was probably made sometime between 1842 and 1845. From the description of Daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln : enlarged photographic copyprint. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864395 ...

Frechette, Claude N.

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Waters, Dennis.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Romer, Grant B.

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