Illustration shows portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. As the war was drawing to a close, Lincoln became the first American president to be assassinated. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln had been a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and twice an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate. Learn More

Photo shows portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. As the war was drawing to a close, Lincoln became the first American president to be assassinated. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln had been a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and twice an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate. Learn More

Photograph shows many women dressed in white accompanying President Lincoln's hearse as it passes beneath ornamental arch at 12th Street in Chicago, Illinois. Photo dates to 1865. Learn More

Photo shows view of Abraham Lincoln's hearse. Photo dates to 1865. Learn More

Photo of the New York State Republican convention. Photograph dates to 1908. Learn More

Photo of American President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt. This old photograph dates to 1916. Learn More

Photo shows view of President Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration in front of the Capitol Building. Photograph dates to 1917. Learn More

Photo shows view of President Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration speech in front of the Capitol Building. Photograph dates to 1917. Learn More

Photo shows view of President Teddy Roosevelt with a young boy at the circus. Photo dates to May 13, 1924. Learn More