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22 mm Lincoln 100-th Anniversary celluloid pinback button
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1909
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 7/8 in diameter
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0823
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
This commemorative pinback button features a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done from an engraving of him by William Edgar Marshall published in 1866. The text "100-th Anniversary" appears above the portrait indicating that the button was produced in celebration of the centennial anniversary of President Lincoln's birth. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
