1. Creator/Author:
  2. International Art Publishing Co. (11)

President Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
International Art Publishing Co.
Location:
New York, New York; Germany, Berlin
Origin Date:
1911
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 5 3/8 in x 3 7/16 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.2521
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera

Description

This hand-colored postcard features a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in the center. The portrait is within an embossed, gold-colored, oval border. An illustration of the White House with a red, white, and blue patriotic panel on each side is above the portrait. An embossed illustration of President Lincoln's birthplace log cabin is below the portrait. The postcard reverse is divided. A handwritten note in pencil to Florence of Watseka, Illinois, from Mamma is on the left side. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum