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Lincoln, the Friendly Neighbor
- Creator:
- Dexter
- Location:
- New York, West Nyack
- Origin Date:
- 1960-1970
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2646
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This color postcard features the heroic-sized bronze statue by sculptor Avard Fairbanks dedicated in 1959 in Berwyn, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln is shown in a walking pose with his right hand on the shoulder of a young boy and his left arm in the grasp of the young girl on his left. The statue rests on a pedestal inscribed with the title and a quotation from a letter written in 1849 by Lincoln to his friend Judge Joseph Gillespie: "The better part of one's life consists of his friendships." The postcard reverse is divided and has narrative text printed on the left side. The number 46937-B is printed in the lower left corner. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
