Esther Schindler

2025-02-05 21:00:44

The 16-millimeter film is believed to be the only known surviving copy of “The Heart of Lincoln,” a silent movie about the life of President Abraham Lincoln and American life during the Civil War. The 1915 motion picture released by Universal was listed by the Library of Congress as among 7,000 silent films believed to be lost forever.
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Silent film feared lost for over 100 years found by intern going through old boxes on Long Island

“The Heart of Lincoln,” a piece of film history missing for more than 100 years and thought to be lost forever, was found on Long Island by an intern going through old boxes.

^{Greg Cergol, NBC New York (NBC News)}