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Auction: 321 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and Stocks and Bonds of the Americas
Lot: 798

Lincoln, Abraham. Sixteenth President of the United States (1861-1865), guided the nation through its greatest moral, political and constitutional crisis, the Civil War; initially a moderate on the slavery issue, the war compelled Lincoln to fight successfully for emancipation; abolished slavery, modernized the economy, strengthened the federal government and preserved the Union; assassinated by the actor John Wilkes Booth. Photo Print by Herbert Georg Studio Springfield, Illinois from an Original Negative of Abraham Lincoln Owned by King V. Hostick Springfield, Illinois. Copyright 1956 King V. Hostick. 16 x 21" framed. Dramatic image of an clean-shaven Lincoln from the original negative of his 1860 campaign photo. Very Fine.

Estimate
$400 to $600