Attributed to Nicholas H. Shepherd, based on the
recollections of Gibson W. Harris, a law student in Lincoln's office from 1845 to 1847.
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{{Information |Description=Quarter plate daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln, Congressman-elect from Illinois. |Source={{Institution:Library of Congress}} |Date=1846 or 1847 |Author=Attributed to Nicholas H. Shepherd, based on the recollections of Gibson...
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