Abraham Lincoln, c. 1865
Lewis E. Walker
Albumen silver print
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
“If I had another face. . . “
Lincoln always complained that his hair was uncontrollable, and in this picture he seems to have solved the problem by getting a crew cut! Lincoln’s appearance was mocked more than any other president, but Lincoln used self-deprecatory humor to his own advantage. In a senatorial campaign, Stephen Douglas charged that Lincoln was two-faced. Lincoln retorted, “If I had another face, do you think I’d wear this one?”
