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Springfield, Illinois, Earliest known photo of Abraham Lincoln, 1846-47, historic photo
This is the earliest known photo of Abraham Lincoln, taken in 1846-1847, when Lincoln was 37 years old. At this point in time, Lincoln was a lawyer who was recently elected as a congressman from Illinois. This is thirteen years before Lincoln was first elected as President of the United States in 1860.
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