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Rise to National Prominence
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The Run for President
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Election: Celebration and Trepidation
First Flag of Independence Raised in the South
Henry Cleenewerck. The First Flag of Independence Raised in the South, by the Citizens of Savannah, GA. November 8th, 1860. Savannah: R.H. Howell, 1860. Lithograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (099)
Digital ID # cph-3g04584
Rise to National Prominence
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Journey to Washington
Lincoln’s Face and Hand
Leonard Wells Volk. Sculpture of Lincoln’s hand, May 21, 1860 and face, March 1860. Bronze. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (087 and 088)
Digital ID # at0051_6 [Digital image of life mask is currently unavailable online]

Lincoln's Farewell Address to Springfield
Abraham Lincoln. Farewell Address to Springfield. Holograph manuscript, February 11, 1861. Robert Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (086)
Digital ID# al0086


Publishing the Farewell Address
President-elect Lincoln Farewell Address, 1861. Broadside. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (085)
Digital ID # al0085

The Presidency
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The Sixteenth President
Photograph of Lincoln’s First Inauguration
Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, March 4, 1861, from the Benjamin Brown French. album. Salted paper photograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (103)
Digital ID # ppmsca-07636
Seward’s Edits of Lincoln’s First Inaugural
William H. Seward’s notes on Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, 1861. Holograph manuscript. Abraham Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (100)
Digital ID # al0100; al0100_01 - al0100_02

First Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln. First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861. Printed manuscript with holographic emendations in Lincoln's hand. Robert Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (101)
Digital ID# al0101_01- al0101_7


“I Do Solemnly Swear”
Holy Bible. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1853. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (102)
Digital ID # al0102_01- al0102_04

The Presidency
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Lincoln as Commander in Chief
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Call to Arms
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
Currier & Ives. Bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor: 12th & 13th of April, 1861. [New York]: Currier & Ives, [1861?]. Hand-colored lithograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (118.01)
Digital ID # ppmsca-19520
Port Royal Band Book
“Hail to the Chief” from Port Royal Band Book, 1861–1865. Holograph part book. Music Division, Library of Congress (123)
Digital ID # al0123
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