Abraham Lincoln from Meserve Negative / SOLD

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Abraham Lincoln from Meserve Negative – Inventory Number: POL 329 / SOLD Ca. 1920 On February 5, 1865, Abraham Lincoln visited the Washington photographic studio of Alexander Gardner, where he posed for a series of portraits, including this one, for which Gardner used a very large glass negative. Despite Gardner’s fine technique, the negative broke, and only a single photograph was made before the negative was destroyed. This is an original 1920’s copy from the actual plate. There is no more detailed, nor historic image of the martyred President. Comes housed in 12 x 16 riker display case with black velvet and descriptive card.   Inventory Number: POL 329 / SOLD