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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
- Creator:
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Location:
- Massachusetts, Boston
- Origin Date:
- 1925-1950
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 12 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2050
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print features the text of President Abraham Lincoln's speech given at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. The text is surrounded by a black single line border within a wide blue-green border decorated with a much lighter leaf and shield design. The publisher's information appears in the lower margin. On the reverse near the top edge handwritten in blue ink, "Feb. 11-1927, Art Sanborn, Providence, R. I." Stamped in black ink near center of reverse, "William L. Kelaghan, Superintendent, Rooms 610-622 Caesar Misch Building, 31 Empire St., Cor. Westminster St., Providence, R. I." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
