Robert Todd Lincoln - 1915

[Mike Serpa]

Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926). The only one of Lincoln's four sons to survive to adult life.

LINCOLN, ROBERT TODD. SEC. OF WAR, 1881-1885; MINISTER TO GREAT BRITAIN, 1889-1893. BEFORE COMMN. ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. - 1915
https://www.loc.gov/item/hec2008004159/

 

[huskerblitz]

So what's with the hand holding white backing? If it's to deflect light it didn't work on his right arm.

 

[Mike Serpa]

So what's with the hand holding white backing? If it's to deflect light it didn't work on his right arm.

Yeah, I think it is for bounce lighting.

 

[AndyHall]

Yeah, I think it is for bounce lighting.

Yes, it appears that raw image was retouched for this closeup -- the light bounce panel was cropped out, background darkened, lighting on the face evened out, etc.

 

[huskerblitz]

The actor Bruce McGill resembles him some. At least he does to me.

 

[AndyHall]

The actor Bruce McGill resembles him some.

He's a dead ringer. Bruce McGill is a favorite. He played Edwin Stanton in the Spielberg film, and Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day in Animal House.

 

[Bruce Vail]

Robert Lincoln will always be considered a traitor to his father's memory by trade union folk. His role as hired gun for the Pullman Co. during the great strike of 1894 made him infamous.