Lincoln’s first recorded portrait was taken after his election to Congress, at age 37. Gibson Harris, a law student who worked in Lincoln’s office from 1845 to 1847, was a friend and roommate of Nicholas H.
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Lost Daguerreotype — Draft – Episode 12: Facial Features
The subject daguerreotype portrait is seen from a low angle, approximately 8°. Among all known Abraham Lincoln portraits, there are no comparable examples.
Lost Daguerreotype — Draft – Episode 8: Diverse Perspectives
Abraham Lincoln’s humble beginnings in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor in 1809 became a powerful symbol of his rise to the presidency. This narrative of Lincoln as a self-made man was reinforced by the stark contrast between his origins and his later achievements.