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Lincoln's New Salem Park
- Creator:
- L. L. Cook Co.
- Location:
- Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Origin Date:
- 1940-1950
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 7/16 in x 3 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1405
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard is a photograph of the introductory panel at the entrance to the New Salem State Park near Petersburg, Illinois. The panel which gives the history of the town of New Salem is framed with four logs. The title is printed at the bottom of the image. The number E-81 is printed in the lower right corner. The reverse is divided in half vertically with the right half labeled "Address." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
