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Abraham Lincoln Writing by Firelight
- Creator:
- C.M. Bunting
- Location:
- Pennsylvania, Wilkinsburg
- Origin Date:
- 1909-1930
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 3/8 in x 3 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1049
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features a colored illustration of a young Abraham Lincoln seated in front of the fireplace writing on a thin piece of wood. A dog is asleep on the floor next to him. The corner of a book can be seen near Lincoln's right foot. The postcard reverse is divided. The number R-51795 is printed along the bottom edge near the middle. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum