[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. 4 images of a beardless Lincoln, incl. Cooper Union pose by BRADY.

2 CDVs of Lincoln, each originally taken in Chicago, IL, 4 October 1859 at the Cooke & Fassett gallery, (Ostendorf, O-16). First CDV with verso imprint of "N.B. Rideout, Over Freeman's Bank, Augusta, ME." Second CDV uncredited.

This portrait was produced a year after Lincoln's defeat to Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 senate elections, and only a few months before his famous Cooper Union speech in New York City on 27 February 1860. The negative for this photograph was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

[With:] CDV and copy print of Lincoln originally taken 27 February 1860 by Mathew Brady (Ostendorf, O-17), the day of Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech. CDV with verso imprint of Anthony, publisher, Brady, photographer, New York. Period copy print on thin card stock, with publication information in lower margin, "Ghemar Freres...Brussels."

Together, 4 images, comprised of 3 cartes de visite and a period copy print of Lincoln.

Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Three out of four CDVs with trimmed edges. Toning, occasional soiling/spotting throughout.

Anthony/Brady CDV (O-16) with residue on mount verso.

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American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. 4 images of a beardless Lincoln, incl. Cooper Union pose by BRADY.

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