Abraham Lincoln’s angular features, beard and signature top hat gave the 16th president quite a distinctive look. From the daguerreotype that’s the earliest-known photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken circa 1846-1847, to the portrait that would adorn the United States five-dollar bill for nearly a century, TIME looks back at the many faces of a beloved president.
Lincoln Portraits: From Frontier Lawyer to War President
Nicolas H. Shepherd
This daguerreotype is the earliest-known photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken at age 37, circa 1846–1847, when he was a frontier lawyer in Springfield and Congressman-elect from Ill.
