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Soldiers' Monument--Washington Park
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1892-1920
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 3/8 in x 5 3/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2784
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features a photograph of the Soldiers' Monument located in Washington Park in Rochester, New York. A heroic-sized, bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln, done by sculptor Leonard W. Volk, stands atop of a 31-foot pedestal. President Lincoln is depicted holding the Emancipation Proclamation. The postcard reverse is undivided with a printed address for the Ingersoll League of New York, New York. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum