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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1960-1965
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 30 1/2 in x 24 1/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1913
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print is a photographic reproduction and enlargement of President Abraham Lincoln's handwritten copy of the speech he delivered at the dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. The text is superimposed over a centered, soft-focused reproduction of a photograph of President Lincoln taken on November 8, 1863, in Washington, D. C. The title was hand-lettered at the top. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
