Traveling Lincoln exhibit on display at Winamac library in February

The Indiana Historical Society’s traveling exhibit "The Faces of Lincoln" will be on loan at the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac for the month of February. The exhibit will open Feb. 4 and end March 4.

This wonderful exhibit explores the history of photography and the incredible historical importance it played during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. 

 Photography helped to propel Lincoln’s image, both in a positive and also negative way. The photos on exhibit capture Lincoln at important stages of his candidacy and presidency.

The exhibit has three distinct sections titled “Developing the Image,” “Creating the Image,” and “Idealizing the Image.” A timeline of photographic advancements depicts the different types of photography such as daguerreotypes, lithographs, stereographs, tintypes, and much more.

The photos display him through his campaigns, with his family, presidency and then death.

Lincoln’s legend continues to grow even 140 years after his death and this many images have come to represent the virtues of strength, honesty, sacrifice and perseverance. The Faces of Lincoln exhibition reveals the genuine man behind the myth.

Numerous programs and speakers will be brought in throughout the month to talk about Lincoln and Civil War. Schedule of events and speakers will be coming out shortly or check with the library for a schedule.

This exhibit was brought to Winamac in partnership of the Pulaski County Public Library, the Pulaski County Historical Society and the Civil War Junior Historical Club.

The Civil War Junior Historical Club meets monthly and participates in trips and activities that relate to Civil War history in reference to Pulaski County. The club is funded through an Indiana Humanities Council Grant.

The State Historical Society has acquired this exhibit through funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc. in 2003.