Rare Photo Of Lincoln, Wife To Be Auctioned
An extremely rare photograph featuring President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, is heading to the auction block.
The pre-Civil War ambrotype, which came from a collector, was created with a photographic process that was used in the early 1850s, experts said. The photo can be traced back to the home of Union Civil War Gen. Joshua Chamberlain.
The image is directly on the glass and can be viewed because of the black paper behind it in the frame.
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The pre-Civil War ambrotype, which came from a collector, was created with a photographic process that was used in the early 1850s, experts said. The photo can be traced back to the home of Union Civil War Gen. Joshua Chamberlain.
The image is directly on the glass and can be viewed because of the black paper behind it in the frame.