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During his momentous U.S. Senate campaign against Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln sat for a photograph after politicking in western Illinois and presented one of the copies to a man severely injured while testing a cannon for Lincoln’s campaign rally.
As a small measure of compassion, Lincoln presented one version of the image to the injured man, Charles Lame, who overcame a deadly infection in an arm torn up by the blast with the help of flesh-eating maggots.
The tale provides an unlikely, ghastly background to the original 1858 ambrotype created during the future nation-saving Civil War president’s ascendancy, an image which the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has added to its collection, officials said Tuesday.
“Original images of Abraham Lincoln are extraordinarily rare, and images with a fascinating back story like this are even more rare,” said Christina Shutt, executive director of the library and museum. “Lincoln fans everywhere should thank Charles Lame’s descendants for this generous donation.”
* The photo…
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 9:40 am
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“Other than that, Mr. Lame, how did you like the picture?”
Comment by Former ILSIP Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 9:43 am
Looking just like someone who’s just seen flesh eating maggots
Comment by Socially DIstant watcher Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 9:43 am
Fun fact: the Library would later buy the hat from this very photo
Comment by vern Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 9:44 am
The Great Emancipator: Lest anyone forget.
Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 9:49 am
“flesh-eating maggots.”
Illinois politics. The more they change, the more they stay the same.
Comment by Bruce( no not him) Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 9:50 am
We can be a better Nation. We must become that better Nation.
Comment by H-W Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 9:53 am
In the future Republican won’t look this good.
Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:06 am
I respect a man who says “The heck with it” when attempting a bow tie. /S
Comment by Jocko Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:08 am
Dude, take the picture, this is me smiling
Comment by Frida's boss Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:11 am
“Why wasn’t Oswego selected as one of my debate sites with Mr. Douglas?”
Comment by Stuck in Celliniland Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:13 am
“Asking one of your friends to resign when he or she did wrong, that my friend, is a true profile in courage.”
Comment by Stuck in Celliniland Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:26 am
The Man Who Would Save the Union
Comment by Paddyrollingstone Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:30 am
“have you seen my hat? I hear someone in Springfield bought it and I want it back”.
Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:41 am
Kudos to the ALPLM. The Foundation and the Taper collection are gone, and now professionals seem to be running the acquisition process and getting good results.
It’s nice to see good news instead of the constant infighting when the Foundation was always stirring the pot.
Comment by SpiDem Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:42 am
Back when good looks and a billion dollars weren’t needed to win an election.
Comment by TheSouthern Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:51 am
Both the common and the uncommon man.
Comment by Res Melius Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 10:55 am
My caption:
“if this politics thing doesn’t work out, I have an idea for an invention. I call it, the comb”
Comment by SpiDem Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:16 am
When I asked you to lend a hand with the cannon, this isn’t what I meant.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:17 am
Fear not Mr. Lincoln. This is Western Illinois. This will all be forgotten.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:18 am
An ambrotype like this normally costs and arm and a leg. In your case, I’ll give it to for half price.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:27 am
If ever there was a doubt about the origin of your surname Charles, you will now and forever be known as lame.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:28 am
=the Taper collection are gone=
Are you suggesting that’s a good thing? The Taper collection was much more than just the hat, even though that’s what gets all the publicity. The Taper collection had hundreds of original Lincoln manuscripts and artifacts, including the bloody gloves Lincoln had the night of the assassination.
So, we should celebrate the ALPLM not having this?
Comment by Steve Rogers Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:30 am
===So, we should celebrate the ALPLM not having this?===
No. But the people who absconded with that collection should be penalized.
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:31 am
“My friends, a man gave his arm during a celebration for me. I only ask for your vote.”
Comment by thisjustinagain Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:40 am
“Hey Charlie, at least it didn’t get you in the head, right?”
Comment by Excitable Boy Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 11:56 am
“If I had known this is how you would treat the Republic, I wouldn’t have fought so hard to keep it.”
Comment by Boone's is Back Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 12:03 pm
Lincoln would later say that among his greatest disappointments was his inability to prevent Manteno from being used as a China spy base.
Comment by Michelle Flaherty Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 12:37 pm
Michelle +1
Lincoln’s caption “Keep the reds out. Really? You’re gonna go with that?”
Comment by Jocko Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 2:00 pm
“The Illinois Republicans did what? I think I’ll go back to being a Whig.”
Comment by Pot calling kettle Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 2:14 pm
If you don’t love me at my worst…
Let’s see AI use this…
Show me your bored face…
Get a hat for that hair, grow a beard for that jawline… you’ll go places
Douglas was in the picture but… you know… height
Swipe Right
Some leather tanner in Galena can make you a really fine frame, if you get him on a sober day
What is it about Republicans and mugshots?
This was taken in the height of his vampire slaying days, for sure
Even in pictures… slouching
In 160 years, his own party will celebrate in places … with zeal… Jefferson Davis
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 27, 23 @ 2:14 pm