Person: LINCOLN, President Abraham (1809-1865)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

President Abraham LINCOLN

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

President of the U.S.A. and subject of lantern slides

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

12 February 1809

born at

Hardin County, Kentucky, U.S.A.

15 April 1865

died at

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Slides showing image of this person

slide image -- Interior of Rotunda and Statue of Abraham Lincoln

Slide set reference

image appears in: From London to the Falls of Niagara (lecture: York & Son, 46 slides, in/before 1888)

Lucerna ID 6002595

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 22 November 2014

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Person: LINCOLN, President Abraham (1809-1865)