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Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration

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Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration — archival photograph
Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865. Lincoln with hand on Bible, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administering oath of office.

The year

1865
Photographer
Unknown author Unknown author
Date
1865
Licence
Public domain
Source
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_taking_the_oath_at_his_second_inauguration.jpg
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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