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Postcard of Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
1909
Materials:
paper
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0407
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera

Description

This gold and silver-colored, embossed postcard features a raised image of President Abraham Lincoln in profile with "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of his Birth" printe in a circle around the image. The image is surrounded by a silver-colored wreath with 1809 and 1909 printed in the corners. Below the image there is an illustration of the White House between two gold-colored pillars with "Lawyer" and "Statesman" printed on each. "February 12th" is printed below the illustration. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.