How Reliable Is This?

[LincolnToddFan]

A high buzz cut or a bad hair day...

I agree Eva. That's one of my least favorite photos of Old Abe!

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I wonder what kind of styling mousse, Abe used? Maybe pine pitch??

He probably used macassar oil. It was popular in the Victorian era for men to use, and it's the stain on the back of the Lincoln rocker at Ford's Theatre. For years the myth was that the stain was Lincon's blood.

Dr. Houmes, this is fascinating. I have seen many photos of the back of the famous Lincoln rocker and I indeed always assumed it was AL's bloodstain on the back. But since all reports are that the president's head fell forward with his chin resting on his chest your explanation makes much more sense.