Lincoln Discussion Symposium

James Speed.

Splendid, Eva! You are correct. Good job!!! Also, congratulations to Roger M. for being so close.

Who is this gentleman?
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To me he bears a resemblance to William Crook, well advanced in years.

Side view of Horace Greeley?

Brilliant guesses, but, sorry, neither of them.

Hint #1: Gene is right, this photo depicts the gentleman in older age. At the time of Lincoln's death he was in his fourties.

Hint #2: Roger, you are very close in guessing Horace Greeley. He was a journalist, too.

OK, Eva, I will stick with the "newspaperman theme."

Noah Brooks in old age?

Good guess, Roger, but this gentleman was much closer to Greeley.

Next guess: Charles Dana?

Fantastic, Roger! Well done! It is indeed Charles Dana.

Who is this gentleman?
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Doesn't really look too much like John Nicolay, but it's all that immediately comes to mind. John Nicolay?

Good guess, Roger, but it's not John Nicolay.

Hint #1: In the 1840ies, he moved to Illinois.

To me, he resembles Joshua Speed (the way his hair sticks out on the side, his eyes, and eyebrows)

http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/uploa..._large.jpg
http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/photo...hotoID=235

But then again it could be Allan Pinkerton
http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/ima...kerton.jpg

Kudos, Gene, it is Allan Pinkerton. On this photo IMO he resembles Ulysses S. Grant:
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