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Lincoln and A. W. French
- Creator:
- Lloyd Ostendorf, The Lincoln Memorial University Collection
- Location:
- Tennessee, Harrogate
- Origin Date:
- 1962
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 13 in x 10 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1162
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print features President-elect Abraham Lincoln standing beside a basket of wrapped packages and holding a wreath in his left hand facing his dentist, A. W. French who is holding his hat in his left hand and a portfolio in his right hand. The text below the image reads, "President-Elect Lincoln, while doing his Christmas shopping in Springfield on December 24, 1860, meets his dentist and good friend, A. W. French, on the south side of the Square." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
