Hesler, Alexander, 1823-1895, photographer. still image Portrait photographs 1860-1870 Reproductions. gmgpc Gelatin silver prints 1900. gmgpc [photo taken in 1860 and printed later, ca. 1900?] eng Reproduction of photo of Lincoln made from a negative taken in Springfield, Illinois, by Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860. One of several poses from that day. "Wrote Lincoln's law partner, William H. Herndon, 'There is the peculiar curve of the lower lip, the lone mole on the right cheek, and a pose of the head so essentially Lincolnian; no other artist has ever caught it.'" (Source: Ostendorf, p. 46) Title devised by Library staff. Ostendorf, Meserve, Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 46. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a09621 No known restrictions on publication.