Earliest Photographs of Wash., D.C. 1843-1866 *Incl. Lincoln's Inaugurations March 4, 1861 & 1865

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12. Last night I watched some more of "Lincoln" on CNN.

They said he was very clever in using the new medium, photography, to his advantage. He made an appointment at Brady's studio in NYC and had is photo taken as soon as he got to the city. Supposedly it is known as one of his best photos.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mathew-brady-photographs-presidential-candidate-abraham-lincoln#:~:text=On%20February%2027%2C%201860%2C%20President,%2C%20Republican%20Candidate%20for%20President.%22

"On February 27, 1860, President Abraham Lincoln poses for the first of several portraits by noted Civil War-era photographer Mathew Brady. Days later, the photograph is published on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar with the caption, "Hon. Abram [sic] Lincoln, of Illinois, Republican Candidate for President."

"A relatively new art form, the photograph (or daguerreotype) showed an unusually beardless Lincoln just moments before he delivered an address at Cooper Union that day. The address, in which he articulated his reasons for opposing slavery in the new territories, received wild applause and garnered strong support for his candidacy among New Yorkers."