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Abraham Lincoln "Immortal American"

Creator:
Historic Prints & Poster Stamps
Location:
Illinois, Chicago
Origin Date:
1940
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 12 9/16 in x 11 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.3116a-b
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera

Description

Two copies of Poster Stamp Series No. 2 of "Abraham Lincoln Immortal American" featuring 2 inch by 1-5/8 inch reproductions of thirty different photographs taken of President Abraham Lincoln from 1858 through 1865 from the Frederick Hill Meserve Collection. "Lincoln Memorial University Edition" is printed in the top left corner of the poster. "To know Lincoln is to be a better citizen" is printed diagonally in the upper right corner. Each photographic reproduction has a facsimile Lincoln signature printed below it in addition to the original photographer's name, date, and location, and the Meserve Collection catalog number. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum