Who is this person?

[RJNorton]

Isaac Diller?

[Eva Elisabeth]

A brilliant guess, Roger, and quite hot - although I am sorry to say it's not Isaac Diller either.

Hint #4: Thinking Springfield is correct.

[RJNorton]

Then it has to be John Roll.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Excellent - good job, Roger. The gentleman is John Linden Roll. The photo is in M. Algeo's "Abe and Fido", which I highly recommend to all "Abe" (and Fido) fans!!!

Speaking of Diller, at Diller's, Fido's master got his furry friend vermifuge at .25/bottle.

Please allow me to link to your wonderful site on Fido which contains a photo of the young J.L.Roll: http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln17.html

Roger, you win Fido's beloved horsehair sofa.

[RJNorton]

Eva, unless I have my sofas confused, this one is now at Hildene, so the folks there will ship it to me? I think Joe Beckert once posted that he touched this sofa when the tour guide was not looking! Thank you, Eva - I will truly treasure this and will do all possible to stop our kitty, Lightning, from scratching on it. Hopefully Lightning knows a historic treasure when he sees one.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Please, let us know how he reacts to sensing "dog fragrance" and finding some of Fido's hair.

[RJNorton]

Who is this person?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Looks somehow familiar (e.g. my eyes see a certain resemblance to John Hay, also to David Herold), but the clothing doesn't seem to match to anyone, i. e. the photo (collar) looks like taken long after the assassination?

[RJNorton]

Those are excellent guesses, Eva, but it is neither of those folks.

Hint #1: The photo was taken prior to the assassination.

[RJNorton]

Hint #2: The correct answer is not a new name on this forum. He has been mentioned before.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Although I am sure this will be wrong: a young Stephen Douglas?

Another try - a friend of the Lincoln boys? Henry Remann?

[RJNorton]

Outstanding guesses, Eva, but it is neither of those folks.

Hint #3: Long ago this man was also the answer to a trivia question, but the picture used was when he was a much older man.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Since time flies and March 28 seems lightyears ago (to me) - John Linden Roll?

[RJNorton]

Eva, that is such a logical guess. Kudos. However, it is not Roll or a member of the Roll family.

[Gene C]

I've seen that photo before, but I can't remember where or who it is with any certainty. Is it Robert Lincoln?