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Abraham Lincoln auction yields big results
A massive Abraham Lincoln auction, the most extensive sale of items from America's 16th president, yielded big prices ...
Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction
The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The ...
Rare Abraham Lincoln artifacts sell for nearly $8 million at Chicago auction
The anonymous “Paddle 1231” won most of the priciest artifacts, including a lock of Lincoln’s hair and a pair of ...
Gloves Lincoln Wore to Ford’s Theater Sell for $1.5 Million at Auction
More than 100 relics connected to President Abraham Lincoln brought in $7.9 million, auctioneers said. The proceeds will help ...
Michael Peregrine: Chicago helped give rise to Abraham Lincoln’s presidency 165 years ago
Republican National Convention provided the young, burgeoning Chicago with perhaps its first real national recognition.
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Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction
The first printing of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is on display at Freeman’s | Hindman in West Loop, Thursday, May 15, 2025. Several historians and manuscripts experts ...
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Abraham Lincoln Train takes inaugural trip to Portland
“This is the first time we’ve brought the Abraham Lincoln train out to the West Coast. We brought it to Portland first,” said Aaron Hunt with Union Pacific. “We brought it just for Train Day.