Illinois Congressman-elect Abraham Lincoln at age 37

Illinois Congressman-elect Abraham Lincoln at age 37

Quarter plate daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln, Congressman-elect from Illinois, in 1846 or 1847. Attributed to Nicholas H. Shepherd, based on the recollections of Gibson W. Harris, a law student in Lincoln's office from 1845 to 1847.

Shepherd, Nicholas H.

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