The only photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death almost ... a viewing attended by 120,000 people on April 24, 1865, his widow, Mary Todd Lincoln, explicitly banned shutterbugs to preserve the ...

But images have been doctored for literally hundreds of years – including one of the most iconic portraits of Abraham Lincoln ... in 1865, "there was an explosion of demand for pictures ...

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...

A framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln dates back to 1865. It was the same year the Civil ... "I almost cried when they gave the photo back," Jonathan Burgess said. "I was overwhelmed with emotions." ...

National Museum of American History Abraham Lincoln's Watch, around 1858 National Museum of African American History and Culture Photograph of James Brown, Civil War veteran, with a picture of Abraham ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham ... Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the war itself. His Gettysburg Address (1863) and Second Inaugural Address (1865 ...