Photographer Henry F. Warren took it and for years it had been in a personal album belonging to the family of US Grant. It shows what may be Lincoln standing in front of the White House.
If it is indeed Lincoln, it joins about only 130 photos taken of the man in his lifetime and was taken shortly before the assassination.
Grant's great-great grandson, Ulysses S. Grant VI, 38, and a Springfield, Missouri, construction business owner, had seen it many times before, but didn't look closely until this past January. The tall figure caught his eye, but the facial features were obscured.
He called Keya Morgan, a noted collector of Lincoln photos. Upon examination of the 2 and a half by 3 and a half inch photo and examination of the backside of the photo which read, "Lincoln in front of the White House" believed to have been written by Grant's son, Jesse. There is also the date 1865 and the seal of photographer Henry F. Warren and a government tax stamp issued for photos to help the war effort between 1864 and 1865.
It is known that Warren, from Massachusetts, took a trip to Washington, DC to photograph Lincoln in March.
Morgan purchased the picture for $50,000 and it will be added to his $25 million collection of Lincoln artifacts and original images.
Now, this is some interesting news here on the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. You'd have to wonder why Grant sold this keepsake. Perhaps the economy?
Wonder if it is really Lincoln?
Too Bad It Can't be in a Public Place so Everyone can See It. --Da Coot
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