695961 Chicago Tribune Extra, inaugural message of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, 4 March 1861 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 61x23 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Printing of Lincoln\'s first inaugural address in three columns. This was printed the day of Lincoln\'s inauguration. Lincoln proclaims his determination to preserve the Union. In an attempt to assuage the South, he says he will not interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it still exists. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).); 穢 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ; American, out of copyright.