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Honest Abe of the West
- Creator:
- Art Fair
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1967
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 2 in diameter
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0811
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
This pinback button features a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken of him on February 9, 1864, in Washington, D. C. On either side of the portrait are a patriotic shield with laurel branches below and five stars above printed in blue ink. The title is printed in black ink above and below the portrait reading "Honest Abe of the West." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
