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Unveiling Lincoln & Douglas in Debate
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1992
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 7/8 in x 4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.3043
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features the statue by sculptor Lily Tolpo depicting Abraham Lincoln debating Stephen Douglas at Freeport, Illinois, on August 27, 1858. The statue was done to commemorate the 134th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate there in 1992. This was the second of seven Illinois debates. The postcard reverse is divided. Narrative text is printed on the left side. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
