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"Gold Is Good" Quotation

Creator:
unknown
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1908-1925
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0984
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera

Description

This linen postcard features a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln surrounded by a patriotic eagle, olive branches, patriotic shields, and a sword with an olive branch wrapped in red, white, and blue ribbon. To the right of the portrait is a quotation from President Lincoln's response to a serenade for him on November 10, 1864, two days after he was re-elected for a second term in office. The postcard reverse is divided. "Series No. 1222 Lincoln Birthday 6 Designs" is printed along the left edge. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum