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Contents of Lincoln's Pockets Collection, Non-Folding Glasses
Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States
Abraham Lincoln carried two pairs of spectacles on the night of April 14, 1865. This pair is fixed with a string (on the right), perhaps demonstrating Lincoln’s frugality.
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- Title: Contents of Lincoln's Pockets Collection, Non-Folding Glasses
- Original Source: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
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