Abraham Lincoln
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Abraham Lincoln by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Image: © Gerald England Taken: 24 Feb 2018
The Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293302 statue of Abraham Lincoln by George Gray Barnard was given to the City of Manchester in 1919 by Mr and Mrs Charles Phelps Taft, of Cincinnati, the Sulgrave Institution, and the Anglo-American Society. It was originally displayed in Platt Fields Park and was re-sited in Lincoln Square Image in 1986.