La Quinta Museum Celebrates Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial
By Mary MacGregor, La Quinta Country Club Homes
(HomeSmart Professionals)
I hadn’t realized that Abraham Lincoln was the tallest man to serve as U.S. President (6’4”) and the only one to have a patent in his name (for creating a buoy system to hoist submerged boats). Impressive height and ingenuity–two unexpected traits I mentally add to the resume of our most beloved president.The La Quinta Museum is honoring the bicentennial year of our 16th president with a simple but affecting display of photographs and memorabilia. Recognizing the power of the nascent medium, Lincoln allowed himself to be photographed steadily throughout his presidency, most of them grave, head-on shots that reveal his craggy, somber visage.Some of the shots are iconic, some were new to me, like the tiny tintype of a younger man with mussed hair entitled, “Tousled Lincoln”, that supporte...
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