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| Credit: | by Jackson (Calvin) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1858.10.01 |
| Locations & Lines: | Pittsfield IL; Illinois |
| Persons: | Lincoln (Abraham) |
| Sources: | Allen County Public Library; Illinois Library; Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Library of Congress says: Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, taken in Pittsfield, Illinois, two weeks before the final Lincoln-Douglas debate in Lincoln’s unsuccessful bid for the Senate, October 1, 1858.
Wikipedia says: On the afternoon of Friday, October 1, 1858, Lincoln had a luncheon at the home of his attorney friend, Daniel H. Gilmer in Pittsfield, Illinois. Lincoln then headed across the street to the town square, where he spoke for two hours. Following the address, Lincoln, at the request of Gilmer, went to the portable canvas photo gallery of Calvin Jackson on the northeast corner of the square and sat for two ambrotype poses. The photos were soon processed, but one was not finished, probably because it had been overexposed. Lincoln requested that copies of the other be delivered to two Pittsfield friends the following day.
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