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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.