Abraham Lincoln, candidate for US president. Head-and-should
Abraham Lincoln, candidate for US president. Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, June 3, 1860. Not long after Lincoln's nomination for president, a Chicago reporter visited his home and noticed a framed photograph over the sofa. Likely it was one of the Hesler poses... Observed the nominee: That picture gives a very fair representation of my homely face. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 48). Date 1860. Abraham Lincoln, candidate for US president. Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, June 3, 1860. Not long after Lincoln's nomination for president, a Chicago reporter visited his home and noticed a framed photograph over the sofa. Likely it was one of the Hesler poses... Observed the nominee: That picture gives a very fair representation of my homely face. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 48). Date 1860
