View of Abraham Lincoln’s House Surrounded by Supporters During His 1860 Presidential Campaign in Springfield, Illinois (1860)

 The sign that the supporter is holding up on the right reads “Won’t you let me in, Kansas.”

Close-up of Lincoln (tall man in center) surrounded by his supporters.

View of Abraham Lincoln’s house surrounded by supporters during his 1860 presidential campaign in Springfield, Illinois, August 8, 1860. Lincoln is the tall man in white standing to the right of the front door. By William A. Shaw. From Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

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