1. Creator/Author:
  2. C.M. Bunting (1)

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