The scholar Harold Holzer is putting his collection of Abraham Lincoln artifacts, some of which he found in Pennsylvania, up for auction, writes Julia Jacobs for The New York Times.

Holzer, who has written or edited 52 books on Lincoln, has spent his life collecting Lincoln artifacts. He would drive to small towns in Pennsylvania or Massachusetts searching for items featuring Lincoln’s face, such as paintings or sculptures.

Now, after amassing a collection of 740 items, he is ready to part with it.

One of the pieces is a print showing Lincoln surrounded by angels and ascending to heaven. Holzer discovered it at an outdoor antique market in Adamstown, Pa.

Another search in Pennsylvania uncovered a bluish-black print of a young, beardless Lincoln used to advertise his nomination for the presidency.

According to Holzer, the print was used at the Republican National Convention in Chicago in 1860. Lincoln supporters tossed the original version from the balconies at the precise moment he reached the votes needed to claim the nomination.

For many people, this was the first image they ever saw of the future president.

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