Iconic Abraham Lincoln portraits

Iconic Abraham Lincoln portraits

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Lincoln is shown in a photograph by W.A. Thomson on the day of his debate with Stephen A. Douglas in this October 1858 photo made in Monmouth, Ill.

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Author: Amanda Cochran

Credit: AP Photo/W.A. Thomson

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