Abraham Lincoln observational astronomy Charlie 19 and seven colleagues

Charlie 19 and seven colleagues are working furiously to complete the animal reserve for the big opening on May 15

Air pump designed by Francis Hauksbee

Inscribed with publication and plate details and pencil notes upper left 'Page 8 Young Wolf

Front row: Brian Labone

Abraham Lincoln observational astronomy Charlie 19 and seven colleaguesAbraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, 1860. Lincoln (1809 1865) joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later. In 1863, he proclaimed the emancipation of all slaves in the southern Confederate states and later that year restated his anti slavery views in the Gettysburg Address. During his 1864 campaign for re election, Lincoln embraced the abolition of slavery. He was infamously shot by actor John Wilkes