Abraham Lincoln (Cooper Union portrait)
Mathew Benjamin Brady · 1860
Why it's great
Mathew Brady took this photograph of Abraham Lincoln in New York on the day he made his famous Cooper Union speech in February 1860. Lincoln later said that the speech and the photo helped him become president.
🏛️ Part of history
The American Civil War (1861–1865) — Mathew Brady took this photograph of Abraham Lincoln in New York on the day he made his famous Cooper Union speech in February 1860.
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Mathew Brady was an American photographer born in New York State in 1822. He ran studios in New York and Washington, photographed presidents, and organized teams of photographers who recorded the Civil War. He died in New York City in 1896.
