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1952 Illinois Agricultural Association & Associated Companies wall calendar

Creator:
Illinois Agricultural Association
Location:
Illinois
Origin Date:
1951
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 21 1/2 in x 12 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2712a-f
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This six-page wall calendar features a reproduction of an Abraham Lincoln-related painting by Louis Bonhajo at the top of each page. The title and a short explanatory paragraph are printed below each painting. Lincoln quotations about agriculture are printed at the top of page three and page six of the calendar. At the end of each page is the calendar for two months of the year on a bright yellow background. The organization name is printed in red ink at the bottom edge of each page. The titles in reference to each painting reproduced are: 71.2009.081.2712a: Signing the Emancipation Proclamation 71.2009.081.2712b: Lincoln, the boy, and the farm youth of today 71.2009.081.2712c: Flat Boat to New Orleans--1828 71.2009.081.2712d: Lincoln with His Son Tad 71.2009.081.2712e: Lincoln Visits Grant, 1865 71.2009.081.2712f: Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D. C. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum