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Earliest Known Photograph of Lincoln, circa 1847
A daguerrotype of Abraham Lincoln, taken as he was about to enter Congress as a representative from Illinois, circa 1847; this is the earliest known photograph taken of him. Attributed to Nicholas H...
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Abraham Lincoln, February 1860
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln on 27 February 1860, taken only a few hours before his famous Cooper Union speech in Manhattan; three months later, he would be nominated as the Republican candidate for president. Photo...
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Abraham Lincoln, June 1860
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln as a presidential candidate, June 1860. By Alexander Hesler.
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Mural of the Battle of Wilson's Creek
A mural by N.C. Wyeth showing the Battle of Wilson's Creek (also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, 10 August 1861). It was the second major battle of the American Civil War and the first major battle of the Western...
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Law Office & Home of Thaddeus Stevens
The Law Office & Home of Thaddeus Stevens in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Thaddeus Stevens Lying in State in the Capitol Rotunda
A Mathew Brady photograph of the casket of Thaddeus Stevens, lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda. His casket is guarded by Black soldiers. By Mathew Brady, August 1868. National Archives at College...
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Thaddeus Stevens at Johnson's Impeachment
A version of an illustration published in Harper's Weekly depecting Thaddeus Stevens speaking at the impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson. By Theodore Russel Davis, 21 March 1868.
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Lydia Hamilton Smith
Portrait of Lydia Hamilton Smith, housekeeper and confidant of Thaddeus Stevens. By an unknown photographer, sometime prior to 1884.
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Thaddeus Stevens
Portrait (retouched) of Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) by Mathew Brady, circa 1860s. From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.
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Sterling Price of the Missouri State Guard
Major General Sterling Price, watercolour painting by an unknown artist, circa 1860 to circa 1869. At the beginning of the American Civil War, Sterling Price was given command of the Missouri State Guard...
