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Abraham Lincoln campaign envelope
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 in x 5 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0236
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Envelope features a red and blue ink portrait of Abraham Lincoln flanked by American flags in the top left corner. "Whatever our politics, the Constitution must be sustained" is printed below. Matthew Brady's 1860 photograph of Lincoln was used to create the portrait. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.
