Cartes de Visite




Abraham Lincoln.
(1809-1865) 

Sixteenth President of the United States, he served during an era of extreme turmoil for a nation barely 85 years in existence, assassinated at the end of a Civil War he had guided the nation through for four years.  Carte de visite (Ostendorf #69) taken by Thomas Le Mere for the Mathew Brady studio on or about April 17, 1863.  This is an original, vintage, "from life" photograph taken and printed during Lincoln's lifetime.  Condition near perfect, verso has additional paper label for Earles' Looking Glass Galleries in Philadelphia covering credit for E. Anthony, Publisher, 501 Broadway, New York.
Price: 1750.

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