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Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, Nov. 19, 1863
- Creator:
- Curt Teich & Co.
- Location:
- Illinois, Chicago
- Origin Date:
- 1916
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 1/4 in x 3 5/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0632
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This tinted postcard features an illustration of President Abraham Lincoln about to give his speech at the dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. The caption and a quotation from President Lincoln's speech are printed below the image. The postcard reverse is divided. An advertisement for the Roycroft Den in the Maurice Bathouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, is printed on the left side. The number R-62507 is printed along the top edge near the middle. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
