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Lincoln Anecdote

Creator:
Wayne C. Tounley
Location:
Illinois, Monroe County, Bloomington
Origin Date:
1925-1940
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0929
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera

Description

This prepaid postcard has a typed message on the front containing an anecdote about Abraham Lincoln's response to a woman who had asked for a sentiment and his autograph. There is some doubt about the authenticity of Lincoln's supposed response. The postcard is signed in blue ink by Wayne C. Tounley of Bloomington, Illinois. The postcard reverse is undivided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum