On February 5, 1865, Abraham Lincoln sat for this photograph by Alexander Gardner.

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President Abraham Lincoln, photographed tomorrow 1865, two months before his assassination:

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From the same day, I'm guessing:

Exhibitions

"Cracked Plate" Photograph of Lincoln

February 12, 2015 – February 16, 2015



National Portrait Gallery
8th and G Streets, NW
Washington, DC

2nd Floor

For just five days, the museum will display the original print of the “cracked plate” portrait of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph by Alexander Gardner is one of the most haunting portraits of any president. Created on February 5, 1865, it was the last formal portrait of Lincoln to be taken before his assassination in April 1865. When the mammoth glass negative cracked, Gardner made only one print from the damaged negative before discarding it. This unique print will not be on view again until Sept. 2015 when Dark Fields of the Republic: Photographs by Alexander Gardner opens.

Mon Feb 6, 2023: On February 5, 1865, Abraham Lincoln sat for this photograph by Alexander Gardner.

[chicoescuela]

1. He looks very worn out for a man just about to turn 56.

[NNadir]

2. What he bore would kill most people.

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At one point during his Presidency he said, "If there is a place than he'll I am in it."

We think of his greatness but seldom reflect how it destroyed him physically and indeed psychically to be what he was.

He might not have lived all that long even without being assassinated.

[chicoescuela]

3. Agree, he probably wouldn't have lived much longer. A much better man than I am.