Everything was abuzz this past week with news that perhaps a new Lincoln photograph has been discovered. It was taken in front of the White House and may be the last picture taken before he was assassinated.
Only about 130 photographs of Lincoln are known to exist. It was in a picture album owned by Ulysses S. Grant, VI, 38 of Springfield, Missouri, the great-great-grandson of the general. He had seen the photo before, but this time, upon closer inspection, he caught sight of a tall person by the columns. The facial features were blurred. He called Lincoln collector Keya Morgan of New York who identified it as Lincoln and bought the 2 and half inch by 3 and a half inch photo for $50,000.
When the photo was removed from the album, it had writing on the back, "Lincoln in front of the White House" believed to be in the handwriting of Jesse Grant, the general's youngest son. Also included was the date 1865, the seal of the photographer Henry P. Warren, and a government tax stamp issued between 1864 and 1865 to help pay for the war. It is known that Warren went to Washington DC, in March 1865 to photograph Lincoln.
March 11th Chicago Tribune "Purported Lincoln photo brought to light" by Brett Zongker, AP.
Could This Be the Last Lincoln Photograph? --Cooter
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