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Simplicity of Greatness
- Creator:
- William H. Danforth
- Location:
- Missouri, St. Louis
- Origin Date:
- 1933
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2420
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This Monday Morning Message for February 20, 1933, written by William H. Danforth, Chairman of the Board for the Ralston Purina Company incorporates two anecdotes from the lives of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as examples of the title "The Simplicity of Greatness." A head and shoulders portrait of President Lincoln is in the upper left corner of the page. A portrait of George Washington is in the lower right corner of the page. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum