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Nancy Hanks Lincoln and Sarah Bush [Lincoln]

Creator:
unknown
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1920-1940
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 13 5/8 in x 9 5/8 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.1245
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This educational poster presents brief information about the mother of President Abraham Lincoln, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and his stepmother, Sarah Bush Lincoln. Above the text is a reproduction of a painting of the Lincoln-Douglas debate at Charleston, Illinois, by Robert M. Root. A caption below the image identifies several people shown in the painting in addition to Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. Below the main text is a reproduction of a photograph of the Goose Nest Prairie log cabin in Coles County, Illinois, where Thomas and Sarah Lincoln lived. There is also a reproduction of a photograph of Sarah Bush Lincoln taken later in life. The illustrations and text are surrounded by a decorative rectangular border. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum