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Lincoln as Rail-Splitter
- Creator:
- W. Sander and Son
- Location:
- Germany
- Origin Date:
- 1908-1920
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1014
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This embossed postcard features two illustrations of Abraham Lincoln. The first one is of President Abraham Lincoln surrounded by a blue border with white stars and is flanked with an American flag on each side. The second image depicts a young, beardless Abraham Lincoln splitting rails. A log cabin is in the background and two yoked oxen are behind him. Between the two images "Abraham Lincoln" is printed in gold-colored ink. His birth and death dates are printed in the lower corners. The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum