The Physical Lincoln: A57

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Version 1: Digital Print of Hardcopy a57.jpg Print Key: Library of Congress LC-USZ62-16380-3a18603u Print URL: -- MaxPixels: 1164 x 1536 Comments: Observations: Cheek mole: seen. Ear lobe line: unseen. Hair part: probably on left. Jaw asymmetry: obvious. Pupils: round. Sclera visible inferior to both irises, and symmetric. No lip plumpness. Double cheek furrow on right; single on left. Print: Mellon p24 Caption: (p25) Ambrotype copy of the lost original ambrotype made by Amon J.T. Joslin, in Danville, Illinois, probably during late April or May of 1857 or 1858, when Lincoln was attending court in Vermilion County. Collection: Ostendorf Collection. Observations:

<= a54j   a57bzb => A57 Photographer Joslin Location Danville, IL Sitting 1857 (?) Technique Ambrotype Meserve # 2 Ostendorf # 3 Ostendorf pg 8 Mellon pg 24 Kunhardt pg 78 Synonym none AL ML RL TL WL XL <= a54j a57bzb =>   Hamilton Ambrotype by Amon T. Joslin, Danville, Wednesday, May 27, 1857. Kunhardt (p78) Danville, Illinois, in 1858 or 1859 while attending court in Vermilion County. Ostendorf3 (p9) "Although some historians have dated this photograph during the court session of November 13, 1859, and others have placed it as early as 1853, most authorities now believe it was taken on May 27, 1857."

This image is known to have been taken by Amon Joslin in Danville, Illinois, but on which of Lincoln's trips there is uncertain.

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"The fact that it is an ambrotype copy of an ambrotype explains why the sidedness is correct."