Caption
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln from 27 February 1860, the day he gave his famous speech on slavery in New York, USA Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) was an American politician and the 16th President of the United States of America. He is considered one of the most important presidents ever. He laid the foundations for the abolition of slavery, which led to the American Civil War, which the northern states won under his leadership. He also modernised the country and laid the foundations for its subsequent rise to world power. He was the first US president of the Republican Party and the first American president to be assassinated
Date
Feb 26, 1860
Credit line
Photo12/ImageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer
Reference
BRK26G93_245
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45.0Mb (15.0Mb) / 10.5in x 16.7in / 3143 x 5000 (300dpi)