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We Mourn Our Loved and Martyred Guide

Creator:
unknown
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1865
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 24 1/16 in x 19 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.1844
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 to commemorate the death of President Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865, in Washington, D.C. A large head and shoulders portrait of Lincoln within a rectangular black line frame is in the center of the broadside. Surrounding the text and the portrait is a wide black mourning border. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.