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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D. C.
- Creator:
- Metropolitan
- Location:
- Massachusetts, Everett
- Origin Date:
- 1944
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2901
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This linen postcard features a view the Lincoln Memorial statue of President Abraham Lincoln, done by sculptor Daniel Chester French, located in Washington, D. C. President Lincoln is depicted seated in a large stately chair with a large United States flag draped over the back of the chair. Each arm is resting on the chair. His head is tilted slightly downward as if deep in thought. The statue rests on a ten-foot high pedestal. The inscription high on the wall behind the statue reads "In this temple as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever." A light-colored border surrounds the image with the caption and the numbers M570 and 44525 printed in the top and bottom margins. The postcard reverse is divided. A handwritten note in black ink from Ruth to Mrs. A. F. Joseph of Jasper, Indiana, is on the left side. The Washington, D. C., postmark is dated August 23, 1944. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum