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Earliest Photo of Lincoln,1846

This daguerreotype is the earliest confirmed photographic image of Abraham Lincoln. It was reportedly made in 1846 by Nicholas H. Shepherd shortly after Lincoln was elected to the United States House of Representatives.

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Earliest Photo of Lincoln,1846

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This daguerreotype is the earliest confirmed photographic image of Abraham Lincoln. It was reportedly made in 1846 by Nicholas H. Shepherd shortly after Lincoln was elected to the United States House of Representatives.

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3000 x 3365 px | 28.9 MB

Print size:

25.4 x 28.5 cm | 10.0 x 11.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1840S • 1846 • ABRAHAM LINCOLN • AMERICA • BW • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • EARLIEST • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FIRST • HISTORY • LINCOLN • MAN • MEN • NICHOLAS H. SHEPHERD • OLDEST • PERSON • PHOTO • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • PRESIDENT • USA • YOUNG