[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865), subject]. [FASSETT, Samuel M. (1825-1910), photographer]. Contemporary Oval Salt Print Portrait. ([O-16]). [Chicago: Cooke and Fassett, ca. 1859]. Black and white salt print on paper, trimmed to approximately 7 ? x 5 ?", oval. Matted with glass (taped at edges). Not examined out of mat. Toned. Fine. This print of a beardless Lincoln, derived from the original daguerreotype, was widely reproduced on campaign ephemera for the 1860 election. ?Mrs. Lincoln pronounced [it] the best likeness she had ever seen of her husband." (Cooke). The negative of this rare photograph was destroyed in the Chicago fire. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy. Measurements: 12"L x 12"W x 1"H.