Visitors to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum can now see nearly 500 new high-resolution images related to the 16th U.S. president.  They include the places he lived, the nation grieving his death, and his assassin.  It’s all part of the ALPLM’s “Picturing Lincoln” collection, which now is up to nearly 1,500 pictures.  

The additions to Picturing Lincoln are highlighted by illustrations about his death.  They include him ascending to heaven alongside figures like George Washington, his funeral, and his body being transported by train from Washington to Springfield.  Other works focus on his assassin, John Wilkes Booth.  They portray him escaping dangerous creatures and being haunted by the ghost of Lincoln. 

The Illinois State Library provided a $100,000 grant to help fund the collection.  Christina Shutt, executive director of the ALPLM, expresses her gratitude to all who helped create these images and says everyone should be able to witness Abraham Lincoln’s legacy. 

The images are available on the museum’s website, www.PresidentLincoln.Illinois.gov/PicturingLincoln.