Public Domain An 1860 Presidential campaign poster for Abraham Lincoln. Though Douglas praised Lincoln’s abilities, he also insulted him as an “Abolitionist Black Republican.” ...

The foundation said in March that it would be auctioning off 144 items — less than 10 percent of its 1,540-item collection — to close out the loan it took out to buy the artifacts in 2007.

Though the items surrounding his death are certain to draw viewers, there will also be ephemera from earlier in Lincoln’s life, including a torch from his 1860 presidential campaign.