Very good guesses everyone, however, Thomas' memory didn't fail as for part#1. Now - how is this sofa linked to the very Lincoln saga?

It was used in the 2012 movie Lincoln.

Good memory, Thomas, so we'll deserved.
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Nevertheless I miss some more folks on the list!!! (I.e. to participate all-you-can!!!)

An easy point - who is he? More difficult (I hope but please see my comment to Joe on level estimation) - where is he?
   

Can you say if this is in the United States?

Good question, Roger - no, it isn't.

Any idea who it is?

It doesn't look much like Lincoln...

It's not right, but in the spirit of Christmas, I'll guess (because the civilian clothes) John Hay and Madrid, Spain.

That is a statue of Walt Whitman which stands in Russia. It was unveiled a few years back by the person who received the most votes in the recent Presidential election, Hillary Clinton. I remember stumbling across an old news story about it during the recent campaign. If I remember correctly there's a counterpart statue of a Russian writer (can't recall who) somewhere in the U.S.

Kudos, Dave, that is correct (I didn't even know about the unveiling). I found it here when searching for more about the Abraham Lincoln statue in Moscow Roger once discovered.
http://www.a-rccf.org/public-art.html

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PS: Joe announced whatever cold the weather - tomorrow you will sweat! So don't miss!

Welcome back to Day 9 of the Trivia Advent Calendar fun! A lot of things show up here - photos of famous people, buildings, relics and places.

Today's submission showcases two of the aforementioned at once. Winner takes all for two points if you can guess both. I've never seen this one before, so I hope it works...

   

Is it the entrance to the Carroll family vault where Willie Lincoln was interred in 1862?

Well it looks like someone standing outside of Ford's Theatre. There's not enough to guess who it is however.

Nice try, Roger, but no. Dave is half way there....