File:Abraham Lincoln inauguration 1861.jpg

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Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, March 4, 1861   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL))
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Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, March 4, 1861
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English: Photograph shows participants and crowd at the first inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln, at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Lincoln is standing under the wood canopy, at the front, midway between the left and center posts. His face is in shadow but the white shirt front is visible. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 87) "A distant photograph from a special platform by an unknown photographer, in front of the Capitol, Washington, D.C., afternoon of March 4, 1861. 'A small camera was directly in front of Mr. Lincoln,' reported a newspaper, 'another at a distance of a hundred yards, and a third of huge dimensions on the right ... The three photographers present had plenty of time to take pictures, yet only the distant views have survived." (Source: Ostendorf, p. 86-87) The 1861 inauguration is believed to be the first ever photographed, and some sources credit it to Scottish photographer, Alexander Gardner[1]
Date Taken on 4 March 1861
Medium 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
institution QS:P195,Q131454
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LC-DIG-ppmsca-07636 (digital file from original) LC-USZ62-48090 (b&w film copy neg.)

Call Number: LOT 12251, p. 59 [P&P]
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  1. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-lincoln-inauguration-photograph-20170112-story.html

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current21:11, 16 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:11, 16 March 20123,795 × 3,805 (6.23 MB)Pioelad~commonswikihigher quality (edited version of the same file)
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16:21, 28 July 2011Thumbnail for version as of 16:21, 28 July 20114,308 × 4,002 (6.41 MB)Jbartaoriginal full resolution image from Library of Congress
06:12, 22 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 06:12, 22 July 2005512 × 509 (87 KB)Lotsofissues~commonswikiPhotograph from Benjamin Brown French showing March 4, 1861 inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in front of U.S. Capitol, which was undergoing construction. {{PD}}

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