Lincoln Presidential Library Launches Online 'Picturing Lincoln' Project

A new “Picturing Lincoln” initiative by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum means more than 1,000 high-resolution photos – many of which have never been online before – are now available to people around the world. Thousands more pictures, posters and paintings related to President Lincoln will be added in coming months.

The first batch of images includes: 129 pictures of Lincoln;

178 of Lincoln’s Tomb, including some of Lincoln’s coffin when it was unearthed during a construction project;

Rare pictures of Lincoln’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren;

Photos of Robert Lincoln, his hobbies and his homes;

Dozens of photos related to Lincoln’s assassination, funeral and the execution of the conspirators who plotted his death.

The images, with a resolution of 600 dpi, can be found at http://www.PresidentLincoln.Illinois.gov/PicturingLincoln.

They are hosted by the Illinois Digital Archives, which is operated by the Illinois Secretary of State. “Picturing Lincoln” was made possible by a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, funded through the Illinois State Library.