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Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States
- Creator:
- LaVerne Louey Enterprises, Hartzell Printing
- Location:
- Pennsylvania, Littlestown
- Origin Date:
- 1988
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 6 in x 4 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0854
- 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 a head only portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done by artist Mort Künstler in 1985. The portrait is printed on a pale green background surrounded by a double-line black border. The postcard reverse is divided. Narrative text is printed at the bottom of the left side. A handwritten note in black ink from Ruth to Mark, Marilyn, and Yvonne of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is also on the left side. The Lancaster, Pennsylvania, postmark is dated September 14, 1989. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum