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Portraits of Lincoln the lawyer in all Illinois courthouses - David Lockmiller - 10-26-2017 11:42 AM
The Illinois State Historical Society will be putting 30 X 40 inch framed canvas portraits of Lincoln in every one of the 102 county courthouses in the state of Illinois for the 200th birthday of Illinois. The photograph was taken on June 3, 1860 of a beardless Lincoln by renowned Chicago photographer Alexander Hesler. I think that it is an appropriate selection of photographs since this date was at the end of Lincoln’s career as a lawyer in Illinois.
RE: Portraits of Lincoln the lawyer in all Illinois courthouses - ELCore - 10-26-2017 02:16 PM
Wonderful.
Is it this portrait? It's one of my favorites. (Hesler took at least three others that day.) I used it in my Lincoln: His Own Words on the 150th anniversary of his death.
![[Image: Lincoln-by-Hessler-1860-06-03-1-248x300.jpg]](http://www.catholiclane.com/wp-content/uploads/Lincoln-by-Hessler-1860-06-03-1-248x300.jpg)
RE: Portraits of Lincoln the lawyer in all Illinois courthouses - JMadonna - 10-26-2017 10:10 PM
I wonder what Lincoln would have thought about this.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinoiss-latest-criminals-1508886131
RE: Portraits of Lincoln the lawyer in all Illinois courthouses - David Lockmiller - 10-27-2017 12:39 AM
(10-26-2017 02:16 PM)ELCore Wrote: Wonderful.
Is it this portrait? It's one of my favorites. (Hesler took at least three others that day.) I used it in my Lincoln: His Own Words on the 150th anniversary of his death.
No, it is not.
Please Google this information:
Lincoln portraits donated to Central Illinois courthouses
KEVIN BARLOW Herald & Review News Service
Oct 25, 2017
Somehow I got from there to several good images of the same picture included with the article.
However, I was unable to post any of the good images that I was able to reach from this point. Perhaps you can do so.
RE: Portraits of Lincoln the lawyer in all Illinois courthouses - RJNorton - 10-27-2017 06:40 AM
Here is the link:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/herald-review.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/81/881b2c17-031b-5803-9ce5-594fb3481d7b/59f0c3c7a7905.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C1670
RE: Portraits of Lincoln the lawyer in all Illinois courthouses - ELCore - 10-27-2017 08:14 AM
Thanks, David and Roger.
RE: Portraits of Lincoln the lawyer in all Illinois courthouses - David Lockmiller - 10-27-2017 12:07 PM
(10-27-2017 06:40 AM)RJNorton Wrote: Here is the link:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/herald-review.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/81/881b2c17-031b-5803-9ce5-594fb3481d7b/59f0c3c7a7905.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C1670
Thanks, Roger. This is the very same picture that I tried to post. There were a number of options from which to choose.
The photograph shows the strong character of Lincoln even before Lincoln followed the good advice of Grace Bedell sent him in a letter from Westfield, New York, urging him to grow a beard to improve his appearance.