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  3. IMAGO International History, Archive, American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865, President of the United States

IMAGO International History, Archive, American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865, President of the United States

Mar 3, 2025

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  • President Abraham Lincoln and Union Gen. George B. McClellan meet in the general s tent at Antietam, Maryland, October 3, 1862. (Library of Congress KRT) USA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx AlexanderxGardnerx krtphotoslive211364

    President Abraham Lincoln and Union Gen. George B. McClellan meet in the general s tent at Antietam, Maryland, October 3, 1862. (Library of Congress KRT) USA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx AlexanderxGardnerx krtphotoslive211364

  • Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) at Ford s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Engraving. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). American Politician and lawyer.16th President of the United States. Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) at Ford s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Engraving. Washington United States Copyright: xKenaxImagesx 153-46182

    Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) at Ford s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Engraving. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). American Politician and lawyer.16th President of the United States. Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) at Ford s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Engraving. Washington United States Copyright: xKenaxImagesx 153-46182

  • USA: Abraham Lincoln (1809 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865. Photograph, 1863 Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

    USA: Abraham Lincoln (1809 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865. Photograph, 1863 Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

  • USA: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), Anthony Berger, 1864 Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Copyright: xAnthonyxBergerxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

    USA: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), Anthony Berger, 1864 Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Copyright: xAnthonyxBergerxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

  • LINCOLN & MCCLELLAN, 1862. President Abraham Lincoln meeting with General George B. McClellan on the battlefield at Antietam, Maryland. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, 1862. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0163160

    LINCOLN & MCCLELLAN, 1862. President Abraham Lincoln meeting with General George B. McClellan on the battlefield at Antietam, Maryland. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, 1862. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0163160

  • EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. Abraham Lincoln reading the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. Left to right: Montgomery Blair, Edwin Stanton, Caleb Smith, Edward Bates, Gideon Welles, Lincoln, William Seward and Salmon Chase. Oil on canvas by Alonzo Chappel, 1862. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0102460

    EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. Abraham Lincoln reading the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. Left to right: Montgomery Blair, Edwin Stanton, Caleb Smith, Edward Bates, Gideon Welles, Lincoln, William Seward and Salmon Chase. Oil on canvas by Alonzo Chappel, 1862. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0102460

  • LINCOLN & McCLELLAN. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States, and General George B. McClellan on the battlefield in Antietam, Maryland. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, probably 3 October 1862. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0034414

    LINCOLN & McCLELLAN. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States, and General George B. McClellan on the battlefield in Antietam, Maryland. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, probably 3 October 1862. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0034414

  • LINCOLN & McCLELLAN. Abraham Lincoln with General George B. McClellan (facing Lincoln) and suite on Antietam battlefield. Photographed by Alexander Gardner on 3 October 1862. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0004940

    LINCOLN & McCLELLAN. Abraham Lincoln with General George B. McClellan (facing Lincoln) and suite on Antietam battlefield. Photographed by Alexander Gardner on 3 October 1862. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0004940

  • LINCOLN ANTIETAM, 1862. Allan Pinkerton, President Abraham Lincoln, and Major General John A. McClernand, photographed at Antietam, Maryland, 3 October 1862, by Alexander Gardner. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0002291

    LINCOLN ANTIETAM, 1862. Allan Pinkerton, President Abraham Lincoln, and Major General John A. McClernand, photographed at Antietam, Maryland, 3 October 1862, by Alexander Gardner. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0002291

  • Portrait of Abraham Lincoln - Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States of America. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882) XEE4310146 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln - Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States of America. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882) by Gardner, Alexander (1821-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln - Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States of America. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882)); Stefano Bianchetti. Copyright: xStefanoxBianchettix xBridgemanxImagesx 4310146

    Portrait of Abraham Lincoln - Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States of America. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882) XEE4310146 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln - Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States of America. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882) by Gardner, Alexander (1821-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln - Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States of America. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882)); Stefano Bianchetti. Copyright: xStefanoxBianchettix xBridgemanxImagesx 4310146

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Military personnel attending a gathering to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. The event took place on November 15, 1863, and the photograph was captured by A. Gandnes. Copyright: xpiemagsx 1056_55178462 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Military personnel attending a gathering to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. The event took place on November 15, 1863, and the photograph was captured by A. Gandnes. Copyright: xpiemagsx 1056_55178462 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED A closeup shot of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on five US dollar note *** einer closeupe erschossen des einer Porträt des Abraham Lincoln am fünf uns dollar Hinweis 3659421

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED A closeup shot of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on five US dollar note *** einer closeupe erschossen des einer Porträt des Abraham Lincoln am fünf uns dollar Hinweis 3659421

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln, 1863, (1930). Creator: M. P. Rice. Copyright:x3718x5320x IMAGO ,2710227 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:3718x5320x IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln, 1863, (1930). Creator: M. P. Rice. Copyright:x3718x5320x IMAGO ,2710227 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:3718x5320x IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, 1860s. Artist: Unknown Copyright:xHistoricaxGraphicaxCollection HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,1632778 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HistoricaxGraphicaxCollection HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, 1860s. Artist: Unknown Copyright:xHistoricaxGraphicaxCollection HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,1632778 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HistoricaxGraphicaxCollection HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president, 1860. The 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later. His implacable opposition to slavery led to the secession of the southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. In 1863, he proclaimed the emancipation of all slaves in the southern Confederate states and later that year restated his anti-slavery views in the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was infamously shot by actor John Wilkes Booth whilst attending the theatre in 1865. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president, 1860.Artist: T Cole

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president, 1860. The 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later. His implacable opposition to slavery led to the secession of the southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. In 1863, he proclaimed the emancipation of all slaves in the southern Confederate states and later that year restated his anti-slavery views in the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was infamously shot by actor John Wilkes Booth whilst attending the theatre in 1865. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president, 1860.Artist: T Cole

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president. The 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later. His implacable opposition to slavery led to the secession of the southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. In 1863, he proclaimed the emancipation of all slaves in the southern Confederate states and later that year restated his anti-slavery views in the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was infamously shot by actor John Wilkes Booth whilst attending the theatre in 1865. Illustration from The Life &amp; Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president. Artist: Unknown

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president. The 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later. His implacable opposition to slavery led to the secession of the southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. In 1863, he proclaimed the emancipation of all slaves in the southern Confederate states and later that year restated his anti-slavery views in the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was infamously shot by actor John Wilkes Booth whilst attending the theatre in 1865. Illustration from The Life &amp; Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president. Artist: Unknown

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, (1893). Lincoln (1809-1865) joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later. In 1863, he proclaimed the emancipation of all slaves in the southern Confederate states and later that year restated his anti-slavery views in the Gettysburg Address. During his 1864 campaign for re-election, he embraced the abolition of slavery. He was infamously shot by actor John Wilkes Booth whilst attending the theatre in 1865. An engraving from James Taylor s The Age We Live In: A History of the Nineteenth Century, From the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time , William Mackenzie, (London, 1893). Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, (1893).Artist: HC Balding

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, (1893). Lincoln (1809-1865) joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later. In 1863, he proclaimed the emancipation of all slaves in the southern Confederate states and later that year restated his anti-slavery views in the Gettysburg Address. During his 1864 campaign for re-election, he embraced the abolition of slavery. He was infamously shot by actor John Wilkes Booth whilst attending the theatre in 1865. An engraving from James Taylor s The Age We Live In: A History of the Nineteenth Century, From the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time , William Mackenzie, (London, 1893). Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, (1893).Artist: HC Balding

  • Abraham LincolnThe martyr president - assassinated April 14th 1865 1062_05_M_-10835-

    Abraham LincolnThe martyr president - assassinated April 14th 1865 1062_05_M_-10835-

  • Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Supplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_CPA0033681

    Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Supplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_CPA0033681

  • Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Supplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_CPA0033678

    Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Supplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_CPA0033678

  • Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Supplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_cpa0028501

    Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.<br ><br > Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Supplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_cpa0028501

  • Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), American Politician, 16th President of the United States, full-length Portrait, Thomas Le Mere, Mathew Brady Studio, 1863 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa10220

    Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), American Politician, 16th President of the United States, full-length Portrait, Thomas Le Mere, Mathew Brady Studio, 1863 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa10220

  • American history portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, dated June 3, 1860. Copyright: JohnxParrot StocktrekxImages JPA500092A

    American history portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, dated June 3, 1860. Copyright: JohnxParrot StocktrekxImages JPA500092A

  • Abraham Lincoln (1809-65), 16th President of the United States, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York, 1873 Copyright: xJTxVintagex jtv011524

    Abraham Lincoln (1809-65), 16th President of the United States, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York, 1873 Copyright: xJTxVintagex jtv011524

  • The Rail Splitter at Work Repairing the Union , Political Cartoon Featuring U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson, Joseph E. Baker, 1865 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06518

    The Rail Splitter at Work Repairing the Union , Political Cartoon Featuring U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson, Joseph E. Baker, 1865 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06518

  • Abraham Lincoln, Three-Quarter Length Portrait with Hand on Emancipation Proclamation, Published by John H. Bufford, 1862 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06457

    Abraham Lincoln, Three-Quarter Length Portrait with Hand on Emancipation Proclamation, Published by John H. Bufford, 1862 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa06457

  • The outbreak of the rebellion in the United States, 1861 The outbreak of the rebellion in the United States, 1861 A grand allegory of the Civil War in America, harshly critical of the Buchanan administration, Jefferson Davis, and the Confederacy. In the center stands Liberty, wearing a Phrygian cap and a laurel wreath. She is flanked by the figures of Justice (unblindfolded, holding a sword and scales) and Abraham Lincoln. Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A15180

    The outbreak of the rebellion in the United States, 1861 The outbreak of the rebellion in the United States, 1861 A grand allegory of the Civil War in America, harshly critical of the Buchanan administration, Jefferson Davis, and the Confederacy. In the center stands Liberty, wearing a Phrygian cap and a laurel wreath. She is flanked by the figures of Justice (unblindfolded, holding a sword and scales) and Abraham Lincoln. Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A15180

  • Abraham Lincoln, (1863) Photo by Alexander Gardner File Reference 1003_815THA Hollywood CA USA Copyright: xCinemaxLegacyxCollection ThexHollywoodxArchivex 1003_815THA

    Abraham Lincoln, (1863) Photo by Alexander Gardner File Reference 1003_815THA Hollywood CA USA Copyright: xCinemaxLegacyxCollection ThexHollywoodxArchivex 1003_815THA

  • Abraham Lincoln s Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg, November 19, 1863. 1003_074

    Abraham Lincoln s Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg, November 19, 1863. 1003_074

  • Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding his spectacles and a pencil. February 5, 1865. Copyright: xAlexanderxGardner LibraryxofxConx 1003_012

    Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding his spectacles and a pencil. February 5, 1865. Copyright: xAlexanderxGardner LibraryxofxConx 1003_012

  • President Abraham Lincoln, 1858. Copyright: xA.xR.xNicholsonx 1003_009

    President Abraham Lincoln, 1858. Copyright: xA.xR.xNicholsonx 1003_009

  • Digitally restored vintage Civil War print of President Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed. Copyright: JohnxParrot StocktrekxImages JPA100471M

    Digitally restored vintage Civil War print of President Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed. Copyright: JohnxParrot StocktrekxImages JPA100471M

  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. London UK - ZUMAk09

    ABRAHAM LINCOLN (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. London UK - ZUMAk09

  • Abraham Lincoln, 1861 UnitedArchives00499313

    Abraham Lincoln, 1861 UnitedArchives00499313

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