Is this Honest Abe?
WGAL TV-8 has been showing images of an old photo from the Library of Congress's archives that may show President Lincoln arriving on horseback, surrounded by his Union cavalry escort and other dignitaries, to deliver the Gettysburg Address. John Richter from Hanover first suggested this photo may show the president, and famed Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer agrees. His endorsement is good enough for me!
Here is the link to WGAL's webpage. Be sure to have a look at the blown up, enhanced images and make up your own mind.
Is this Abraham Lincoln? What do you think?
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