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Lincoln Family Home Draped in Mourning
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1908-1920
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0703
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This tinted postcard features the Abraham Lincoln family home in Springfield, Illinois, draped in mourning cloth. The caption printed in the bottom margin reads "Home of Abraham Lincoln as it appeared the day of his funeral, Springfield Ill." The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
