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Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Creator:
unknown
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1960-1965
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 19 in x 22 1/8 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.1914
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This print is a reproduction of President Abraham Lincoln's handwritten copy of the speech he delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. At the top is a lithographic copy of the photograph taken on November 8, 1863, in Washington, D. C. Below the image in the lower margin is explanatory text: "Facsimile of the copy made by President Lincoln for the Soldier"s and sailor's Fair at Baltimore in 1864. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum