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![curious_ledger Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1439714035533066242.png) Footnotes of History [@curious_ledger](/creator/twitter/curious_ledger) on x 1043 followers
Created: 2025-07-26 15:37:52 UTC

Before the beard, the war, and the presidency—this 1846 daguerreotype is the earliest known photo of Abraham Lincoln. Just XX years old, he was a first-term congressman, not yet the legend. A rare glimpse of history in its making.

![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gwy1R5PXIAAdaKX.jpg)

XX engagements

![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/p:tweet::1949132065779134910/c:line.svg)

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