Last known picture of Abraham Lincoln

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(09-30-2014 12:01 PM)Linda Anderson Wrote:  Kees, the thread "The Interminable, Everlasting Lincolns" includes discussion of Lincoln's last photo.

http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...-1351.html

RE: "The Interminable, Everlasting Lincolns"
Part 1

"A president’s last sittings, different interpretations of photographs, and the predispositions of storytellers vs. collectors."

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/201...rt-1/?_r=0

"The story of the crack, along with the original April 9 date, was printed in The New York Times on Feb. 12, 1922. O-118 was captioned: “The President Sat for This Photograph Just Five Days Before Booth Shot Him. The Cracked Negative Caused it To Be Discarded. It Has Only Once Before Been Published, and Then in a Retouched Form.” The accompanying text by James Young read:

"Probably no other photograph of Lincoln conveys more clearly the abiding sadness of the face. The lines of time and care are deeply etched, and he has the look of a man bordering upon old age, though he was only 56. Proof that the camera was but a few feet away may be found by scrutiny of this picture… The print has been untouched, and this picture is an exact likeness of the President as he looked in the week of his death." [10]

I've seen "the crack photo" my entire life, and it has never ceased to send a chill up my spine. There is something about it that is so poignant and haunting. AL definitely has the look of a man who has run his race...and perhaps knows it.

And I would never, ever believe he is only 56 years old!

Thanks as always Linda!