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Ager vs. Information

Creator:
Harper's Weekly
Location:
New York, New York
Origin Date:
1860-1865
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 6 in x 11 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.0180
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

Two-cell cartoon cropped from a newspaper depicts a man with a beard, hat, and large travel bag asking an elderly man if he was acquainted with Abraham Lincoln in front of a tavern. The text below the image indicates that Peleg Puffer is looking for information for a "new" Lincoln biography. The second cell depicts the elderly man trembling, implied with scribbled horizontal lines. The scene supposedly takes place somewhere in Illinois. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum