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Old 05-01-2007, 01:01 AM
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Gardner PositiveItem IDP0420_2DescriptionPositive of the collodion wet-plate negative portrait of Abraham Lincoln. This is one of the rare photographs of Lincoln looking directly at the viewer. It shows a haggard president with heavy lines on his face. His "lazy" left eye is noticeable.SubjectLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits
CreatorGardner, Alexander, 1821-1882ContributorTurk, DavidDate2004NotesThis positive image was made from the original Alexander Gardner negative by Indiana Historical Society photographer David Turk. He made the print from a duplicate negative (a negative of a transparency output from a digital scan of the original negative).Format of OriginalPhotographDigital FormatJPGOwning InstitutionIndiana Historical SocietyCollection NameAlexander Gardner Lincoln Glass-Plate NegativeCollection NumberP 0420TypeImageCopyright NoticeDigital image © 2004 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.Full resolutionGardner\Gardner_Positive.tif
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Gardner NegativeItem IDP0420_1DescriptionBacklit collodion wet-plate negative of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. This is one of the rare photographs of Lincoln looking directly at the viewer. It shows a haggard president with heavy lines on his face. His "lazy" left eye is noticeable.SubjectLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits
CreatorGardner, Alexander, 1821-1882Date1863-11-08NotesAlexander Gardner photographed Abraham Lincoln on seven separate occasions. Lincoln sat for this portrait on 8 November 1863. He went to the studio with his two secretaries and had five poses taken. This is one of the best-known photographs of Lincoln and was used by sculptor Daniel Chester French as the model for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.Format of OriginalNegativeDigital FormatJPGOwning InstitutionIndiana Historical SocietyCollection NameAlexander Gardner Lincoln Glass-Plate NegativeCollection NumberP 0420TypeImage
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Negative in HandsItem IDP0420_5DescriptionShows the Gardner negative being held by Daniel R. Weinberg's gloved hands. Weinberg owned the negative before it was purchased by the Indiana Historical Society.SubjectLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits
CreatorTurk, DavidDate2003-01NotesThe Gardner negative is a collodion wet-plate negative of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.Format of OriginalPhotographDigital FormatJPGOwning InstitutionIndiana Historical SocietyCollection NameAlexander Gardner Lincoln Glass-Plate NegativeCollection NumberP 0420TypeImage
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Home of Abraham Lincoln in Spencer County, IndianaItem IDP0452_OVABOX1_FOLDER10_001CreatorMcGill, James A.Date[n.d.]DescriptionThis is a print of an engraving by R. Hinshelwood.SubjectLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works
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Geographic LocationIndiana--Spencer CountySource Collection NameAbraham Lincoln-Related Pictures 1860s-ca. 1976Source Collection NumberP0452_OVABOX1Digital Collection NameOther Lincoln-Related Manuscripts in the CollectionsDigital Collection NumberDC 006Format of OriginalPhotographic print, b&wDigital FormatJPGOwning InstitutionIndiana Historical Society
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