Image:Lincoln - composite.JPG

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These enlargements compare a photo of Abraham Lincoln taken on February 5, 1865, and a photo allegedly taken April 16, 1865, following his assassination.

• Left Image:Abraham Lincoln half length seated, April 10, 1865.jpg
• Right Image:Lincolnatpeace2.jpg

In his book Lincoln's Photographs: A Complete Album, Lloyd Ostendorf, a recognized Lincoln expert, noted: "Month by month the White House barbers clipped and trimmed until, in the final months of life, it was little more than a five-o'clock shadow" (393).

Ostendorf also claimed the April 16 image authentic. However, his claim has been disputed, and Ostendorf died shortly after publishing his book.

Composite created from Public Domain images and released to the Public Domain by Robert Lawton.

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