Some historical treasures spend decades behind glass, carefully catalogued and admired. Others wait quietly in forgotten corners of family homes, their significance hidden until an unexpected discovery brings the past back to life. A signed photograph of Abraham Lincoln followed the latter path, surviving for generations in a Massachusetts family before emerging with an old newspaper clipping that helped establish its remarkable history. The portrait eventually sold at auction for $149,020, states an auction report by RR Auction.
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