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Wow, I have never seen this one and I have seen a LOT of Lincoln images.

very cool....and again, so young looking. but i guess being president, war and the enormous amounts of stress he was obviously under will age you.

The facial expression is interesting... and he reminds me of Kramer in that photo (as in, Seinfeld).

I collected campaign buttons as a child; my requirement was that I usually received them from the candidate or at a campaign event. (I probably still have them somewhere.) I'd not seen them before from this early, though, and would be interested if anyone knows more about the provision (where they given away, free? what did they cost the campaign to make?) and use (this looks like it might have been worn on a chain?) of campaign buttons at the time. (edit: almost none of mine, most from the 1970s, had photographs on them)

I've seen hundreds of Lincoln photos, being a Civil War buff, but I've never seen this shot. Thanks for posting it.

Wikipedia says Ambrotypes took 40-60 seconds to get a proper exposure. I don't think I could have kept completely still like in Abe's pose for that whole time.

Preston Butler certainly captured the attitude and a *spark* of humor in those eyes...

he looks so much younger here

They sometimes say that in modern times Lincoln wouldn't stand a chance in presidential elections because of his looks. But he sure was aware that he should look statesman-like in a picture :) -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

Wow, he looks so much like Greg Malone, the Newfoundland actor/politician. www.heritage.nf.ca/arts/codcogroup_detail.html Greg is the man in the middle.

Probably a rear view. But where was this building?

Wystan: This is Woodrow Wilson's summer home in Sea Girt, New Jersey. There is a LC image with Wilson standing on the porch steps at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b07163.

It was the Governors summer Residence for New Jersey. Demolished in 1971.