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"The primary impact of Lincoln through the ages largely starts with that physical impression left by the man. Unlike contemporary figures in history, the voice of this man lies silent for the ages. Descriptions of his speaking voice were tenor-like sometimes starting at a high shrill tone when speaking in public then dropping in tone as the content of the speech took over the speaker's demeanor. As with most untrained speakers, the fear of public speaking tightens the throat, constricting the voice and forcing it higher than its normal range. The one technology that has given us a template of what Lincoln the man presented to his peers is the photograph. Within its time, the move to accurate physical representation allowed Lincoln to reach out from the small rural areas of Illinois to being known in the broader areas of the United States of the 1850s." from the book Color of Lincoln (www.coloroflincoln.com)
Library of Congress Abraham Lincoln Photo Collection Digitally Restored!
The Library of Congress online digital photographs of Abraham Lincoln have been recently digitally restored as part of a new book effort called "Color of Lincoln". Bryan Eaton, recently offered Carol Johnson, a curator of photography at the Library of Congress, the use of the restored images for all who visited the Library website.
"People should get a chance to see these photos of Lincoln with as much clarity and accuracy as possible.", said Mr. Eaton. "The fact that the technology we have allows these photos to be cleaned up to near their original quality is absolutely amazing. If it helps one person to come to appreciate history better, then we all are better for it."
Restored black and white Abraham Lincoln photos are being placed online at http://www.AbrahamLincolnUS.com and http://www.LincolnBicentennialUS.com in support of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial. The process of restoring Lincoln photographs stemmed from the book "Color of Lincoln". Mr. Eaton has spent many years working on the detail of the many known Lincoln photographs.
Lincoln Digital Restoration
Many of the surviving Lincoln photos in the 21st Century are copies of photos. Very few of the known Lincoln photos survive in original form. It is important to understand that what survives today in original form is precious in its current state. In addition, the art of restoration gives another aspect of these original snapshots.
This stereo card was taken in February, 1865 by Lewis E. Walker.
Original - The clutter of the tears and scratches detract from the stereo view on the top.
Restoration - A clean 3-D stereo effect from only the important information being in view
This original Alexander Gardner image taken at Antietam, Md. on Friday October 3, 1862 with Lincoln and George McClellan in the field suffers from multiple dots and scratches on its surface. The restored image clearly brings out the detail of the photo including a burning cigar in the right hand hand of McClellan partially hidden under the table.
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