I believe this image is a daugerreotype. They resulted in a reverse image.
There’s a famous daugerreotype of Mark Twain at age 15 where he’s holding a type stick with his birth name, Sam, in it. The type is reversed — so that it’s readable— because of the reversal.
So that’d explain why Lincoln’s part and mole are on the opposite side
Whoops! Says it’s a daugerreotype in the article. Maybe I should try reading it...
D’oh!
So that’d explain why Lincoln’s part and mole are on the opposite side. ............... Yes, as noted, but did he become a Lefty? All the photos are facing the same way, and the hair parts are the same, but the mole moved, that’s what I was trying to point out. Notice how clear the earliest photo is? I have Civil War tin types and they are not as clear as the earlier model. One of a Confederate drummer boy is on the light side.(NO! DON’T EVEN ASK, ITS NOT FOR SALE.)