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Lincoln as a Youth
- Creator:
- C.P.L. Herrmann
- Location:
- Connecticut, Hartford
- Origin Date:
- 1908-1930
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1054
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features an illustration of Abraham Lincoln as a young boy in Indiana lying on the floor in front of a fireplace. He is depicted writing numbers on a shovel and on the floor with an open book on the floor beside the shovel. A few other books are scattered on the floor. The illustration is surrounded by a double thin-line black border. Below the border a quotation attributed to Lincoln is printed: "I will study and learn and wait and maybe my chance will come." Beside the quotation the top half of a young boy is depicted from the back wearing a plaid cap and holding books in his left hand. A banner is across his neck which reads "American Youth." The postcard reverse is divided. An advertisement for a shoe repair shop is printed on the left side. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum