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The Flower from Lincoln's Grave
- Creator:
- James Holberton, Burton Lawrence, Lawrence and Holberton
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1898
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0086
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Sheet Music
Description
This is a piece of sheet music for the song, "The Flower from Lincoln's Grave." The cover is plain with an illustration at the right of an African American man looking at a painting of Abraham Lincoln draped in a flag. The title is printed at an angle across the upper one-third of the cover. "Sung With Great Success by James Holberton" is printed to the left of the illustration. 1 score ([5] p.) For low voice and piano. First line of text: We often speak of him though he did die long, long ago. Refrain: So there on de wall looks down de kind face. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.