The Physical Lincoln: A60e3

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Print: Library of Congress Has hardcopy: No as of 2007-04. Print: Mellon p193 Caption: (p 192) Gelatin silver print of a heavily retouched contemporary albumen print from a lost negative made by an unknown photographer, in Springfield, Illinois, during May or June 1860. Collection: Mellon Collection Observations:

<= a60e2   a60ei => A60e3 Photographer Marsh (?) Location Springfield, IL Sitting 1860 Technique Meserve # 124 Ostendorf # 24 Ostendorf pg 38, 104 Mellon pg 193 LR Kunhardt pg 96 Synonym none AL ML RL TL WL XL <= a60e2 a60ei =>   Hamilton Photograph, probably by William Marsh, Springfield, May, 1860. Ostendorf3 Photograph, probably by William Marsh, Springfield, May, 1860. Ostendorf notes: "With his features completely altered by retouching, Lincoln looks like a birdwatcher" (p38). "His features 'prettified' with India ink, Lincoln is almost unrecognizable. ... The original photograph ... is nearly obliterated by the artist's ink 'improvements'" (p39). A "restored" version of the image is presented: "The removal of the heavy India-ink lines and the strengthening of the original sepia tones have restored the portrait almost to its original appearance" (p39).