President Abraham Lincoln Color photo Civil War Cracked Plate 1865 -NPG_81_M1_D3

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This is an original period image from the Library of Congress, the National Archives and other quality sources restored and tinted by the internationally known color artist and author of "Restoring and Tinting Vintage Images", David Richardson. This is an exclusive listing of his work on ebay.
Each image is taken from a high resolution negative and then cleaned of blemishes, damage, scratches, and whatever the decades have caused. Then the image is carefully brought back to life by adding color to the black and white image. By using these techniques the hands of time are turned back and for the first time you can see the images in color as they might have been on the day they were taken.
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the size you choose may require cropping
and the finished image may appear slightly different than the one shown. If preferred
a white border can be added above/below or left/right to allow all of the original image to print
. Unless requested when placing your order, your image may be cropped. If you would like to see how a specific image will look for the size you have chosen, please contact us and indicate the size you are interested in.
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President Abraham Lincoln
February 5, 1865
We digitally repaired the “crack” in the “cracked-plate” photo of President Abraham Lincoln.
On Sunday, February 5, 1865, Lincoln with his son Tad, walked over to Alexander Gardner’s Photography Studio for his very last photo session.
This image was one of the fourteen taken of Lincoln that day.
Perhaps the cracked occurred while the glass-plate negative was heated to receive a coat of varnish.  Gardner made a single print and then discarded the damaged plate.
Lincoln’s assassination, two months later, gives this image it’s undeniable prophetic power.