Extra Credit Questions

[Joe Di Cola]

(09-11-2012 03:44 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Joe, I've had 3 of them, and I know what happens. I was just testing Rich to see if he had the self control to stay with all that money and ignore any other "urges."

And I was having flashbacks about the prep.

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(09-11-2012 04:25 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  What is the name of the photographer who lent Lincoln his coat prior to taking his picture?

One of my favorite stories about Lincoln at a photography studio--it was Samuel G. Alschuler, a Bavarian immigrant, in April 1858. Lincoln had been wearing an old linen duster (perhaps white?) and Alschuler loaned him his very short coat--Lincoln's arns stuck way out of the sleeves, much to Lincoln's delight. Alschuler also took the first "bearded" Lincoln in November, 1860.