Cast of Lincoln's Hand - Library of Congress

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This bronze casting of Lincoln’s right hand shows a clenched fist holding the sawed-off handle of a broomstick. The bottom of the cast reads “Original made Springfield, Ill. May 21, 1860 by L.W. Volk.”

Citation: Leonard Wells Volk (1828–1895). Cast of Abraham Lincoln’s right hand. Bronze. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress. Gift of Alfred Whital Stern, 1953 (51.6).