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Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
- Creator:
- Junior Republic Press
- Location:
- California, Chino
- Origin Date:
- 1910-1940
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 7/16 in x 3 7/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0610
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features the text of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address which he gave at the dedication of the National Cemetery located at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. The title and text of the speech are printed in blue ink and are surrounded by a light gray decorative border. A note under the title reads "Printed by and for the use of the Citizens of the California George Junior Republic." The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum