Lot 22
[Lincoln, Abraham] Vintage Albumen Photograph of President Lincoln With Tad, Taken February 9, 1864 by Anthony Berger For Mathew Brady. Oval albumen photograph of Abraham Lincoln, seated, facing right, looking at a photo album with his son Tad, standing to the President's left, facing front, 7½ x 5¼", on 10 x 8" cardstock frame. A 2¢ revenue stamp on verso has a handwritten 1865 date. The cardstock frame has several splits and chips, which do not touch the photo and could be matted out. The photo does have a couple of creases and light fading. The original photograph was taken by Anthony Berger in the Mathew Brady studio in Washington, D.C. on February 9, 1864. They were produced in quantity when Lincoln was assassinated. This is the only close-up photo of Lincoln wearing spectacles. After Berger left Brady's studio, he copyrighted and sold his own retouched version.
O-93. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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