Lincoln's Eyes (or other photos)

[samgrant]

It is a nice read, so I'm posting it in a manner which calls for your commentary on what you all think you see in various photos of President Lincoln.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...077287,00.html

By the way, I think that this is the photo that the author of the piece was referring to:





Please post other photos of Lincoln that you find interesting, and what you might see in them.


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[samgrant]

This was, according to my source, the first Brady photo of Lincoln, taken in February, 1860. He would have been 51 years old. Contrast this with the 1865 photo. Tho he was so reputed to be an ugly man, as he himself admitted, I see here a somewhat handsome man whose eyes here express some kind of ernest determination and self confidence.






Maybe he should have blown off Grace Bedell and stayed shaven?


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[M E Wolf]

Dear SamGrant,

I think he is handsome regardless if shaven or not. But, the truth is, the weight of the Presidency has aged all Presidents--I'm sure his was even more profound weight. Plus, he had all his own home issues in addition.

Just some thoughts.

Sincerely,
M. E. Wolf

[OpnDownfall]

I am a great believer in the sublime greatness of Lincoln. However the posted article seems to me, to be a fairly typical election year puff-piece, just another politician trying to tie his name to another, greater, more famous, name from history.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we see what we want to see. Because of my reading of History, every photo of Lincolnr reveals Greatness, to me. Revisionists would see something very different.

[ttully]

i have a great pic of Honest Abe but how do i put it in my post?

[samgrant]

That essay is dated Sunday, Jun. 26, 2005, -not an election year.

ttully,

I'm not an expert on posting photos. I just find a .jpg file and right click then click copy and the paste it into my post. I do check the "properties" for size, as there is some limit on size of what can be put in a post, but I forget where that information can be found.

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[tackitt27]

The Lincoln Museum in Springfield Illinois has pictures of Abe taken from each year of his presidency. You can really tell in those series of photographs the toll it took on him. That is a great museum by the way if anyone ever has a chance to go. I've been twice.

[Blockaderunner]

The difference between the two photographs is quite startling. The pressure of being a wartime president has obviously aged Lincoln.

[samgrant]

Certainly a contrast to our current "What, me worrry?" president. Seems he hasn't aged, or matured, or learned at all!




Just one man's opinion.

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[ttully]

i knew there was something i liked about you Sam, you are an impeccable judge of human character