oldmirrors, whose glass plates were generally imperfect (Cescinsky 1931), adistinct double image might be produced, like that shown in Figure 1.(Unfortunately, the actual mirror-topped bureau Lincoln described is nolonger to be found at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, much of thefurniture… … Figure 1. Double image of author (and of photographer Rob McElroy) reproduces a curiouseffect experienced by Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and thought by Mrs. Lincoln to be an omen. Dreams of Death The mirror incident sets the stage for claims of even more emphaticallypremonitory experiences. These were…
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 · Presidents · Visions · Death in dreams · Parapsychology
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