September 2014 Auction Ends Thursday, September 25th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/25/2014
Oval cut albumen photo of President Abraham Lincoln. Albumen depicts Lincoln posing stoically, and was taken from the original 1864 Mathew Brady portrait used for the five dollar bill. Photo measures 5.25'' x 7.25'' and is mounted to a cardboard mat to an overall size of 8'' x 9.5''. Some toning, particularly to mat edges, and two tiny chips to photo, else near fine condition.
Abraham Lincoln Civil War-Era Presidential Albumen Photo -- Depicting the President in His Five Dollar Bill Portrait
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