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Lincoln's Tomb

Creator:
Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.
Location:
Massachusetts, Boston
Origin Date:
1950-1960
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.3106
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera

Description

This jumbo-sized postcard features a distant view of the Lincoln Monument located in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. President Abraham Lincoln, his wife, Mary, and three of his four sons are buried in the tomb beneath the monument. Gutzon Borglum's bronze head of Lincoln is mounted in front of the rotunda. A flight of stairs on each side of the rotunda leads to the terrace. Four bronze groupings representing each branch of the military during the Civil War anchor the corners of the base of the obelisk. In front of the obelisk and above the entrance stands a full-length statue of Lincoln by Larkin Mead, designer of the Monument, depicting Lincoln as President. The postcard reverse is divided with narrative text printed on the left side. The number P7945 is printed along the top edge near the middle. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum