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Color postcard of Abraham Lincoln
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- Unknown
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0454
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This is a color postcard of Abraham Lincoln. The background is a shaded green with gold stars. At the center is an oval illustration of Lincoln on a blue background. The illustration is surrounded by a gold and white rectangular frame. "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" is printed in red lettering above the illustration followed by information about the Proclamation. "Abraham Lincoln The Martyred President February 12 1809. April 14th 1865" is printed below the illustration in red and blue lettering. "717" is printed at the lower left corner. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.