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We Mourn for Our Chief

Creator:
unknown
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1865
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 20 1/8 in x 24 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.1845
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This mourning broadside was published in commemoration of the death of President Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865, in Washington, D.C. The title is at the top in a very large font size. A black line divides the title from the poem expressing the emotion at the loss of President Lincoln. A wide rectangular black mourning border surrounds all of the text. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum