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Abraham Lincoln [BOOTH, EDWIN T. (1833-1893)]. GUTEKUNST, Frederick (1831-1917), photographer. Rare, mammoth plate studio portrait of Booth. Philadelphia: 1873.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Sold
$650
Live Auction
Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Location
Cincinnati
Description

Abraham Lincoln
[BOOTH, EDWIN T. (1833-1893)]. GUTEKUNST, Frederick (1831-1917), photographer. Rare, mammoth plate studio portrait of Booth. Philadelphia: 1873.


17 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. albumen photograph on 20 1/8 x 17 3/8 in. cardstock mount. Credited to Gutekunst on mount recto. Verso bears applied paper label printed for Gutekunst with date "Nov [187]3" accomplished in pencil, and additional pencil inscriptions.

A previously unknown photograph of renowned actor Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. A rare, and exceptionally large image, capturing Booth at the height of his career.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Toning and some light wear to print; mount with toning, occasional spotting, edge and corner wear.