Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1860
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On Sunday June 3, 1860, Alexander Hesler made this photograph of Abraham Lincoln. It was shortly after Lincoln's nomination as the Republican Party's candidate for president, at their convention held May 16-18, 1860 in Chicago. Lincoln was back in Springfield, Illinois attending to his law practice when Republican Party officials asked Hesler of Chicago to make several election campaign photographs. …
On Sunday June 3, 1860, Alexander Hesler made this photograph of Abraham Lincoln. It was shortly after Lincoln's nomination as the Republican Party's candidate for president, at their convention held May 16-18, 1860 in Chicago. Lincoln was back in Springfield, Illinois attending to his law practice when Republican Party officials asked Hesler of Chicago to make several election campaign photographs.
A head and shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln facing right is one of three photographs that Alexander Hesler made on Sunday June 3, 1860. It was shortly after Lincoln's nomination as the Republican Party's candidate for president, at their convention held May 16-18, 1860 in Chicago. Lincoln was back in Springfield, Illinois attending to his law practice when Republican Party officials asked Hesler of Chicago to make photographs for the election campaign. Hesler traveled to the Illinois state capital with his cumbersome photographic equipment to make these portraits.
This photographic print was accompanied by a brochure titled Original Photographs of Abraham Lincoln Published by George B. Ayres, Artist, Philadelphia, and stamped "Doll & Richards Incorporated Boston." The brochure describes this photograph and one other of Lincoln at the same sitting by Alexander Hesler. The photographic prints were being offered for sale by George B. Ayers of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In about 1897, he made this albumen photographic print from the original 1860 glass plate negative.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1897
Subject Date
03 June 1860
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Springfield
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by Alexander Hesler in Springfield, Illinois. This print was made from the original negative by George B. Ayres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
32.17.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Albumen process
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 6.375 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on back: "Copyright / Geo B. Ayres / Phila" Handwritten in ink on back in different writing, partially cut off: Photo of Abraham Lincoln / from original negative own[ed] / by Geo B. Ayres of Philadelp[hia] / taken at Springfield - Ill. / after Lincoln's first nomination, / June 1860. This photo purchased with [certifi?]cates / from [Doll & Richards, Inc.] at Boston, Mass. / C.A. Wol[sey], June 19 Stamped in ink on back at bottom: DOLL & RICHARDS, / INCORPORATED / BOSTON
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