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Abraham Lincoln Born in Hardin County Ky. February 12 1809 President of the United States 4 years 1 month 11 days Died in Washington April 15 1865
Publisher: M.T. Sheahan, Boston, MA (American, 1903–1910)
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph and metallic pigment on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2014.9457
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Used.
969
Abraham Lincoln MEMORIAL POST CARD
SHEAHAN'S ORIGINAL IDEA ~ MADE AND COPYRIGHT BY HIM AT
297 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
969
Abraham Lincoln MEMORIAL POST CARD
SHEAHAN'S ORIGINAL IDEA ~ MADE AND COPYRIGHT BY HIM AT
297 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
Marks
Canceled. Sent 02-11-1911 from Melrose, MA to Waterbury, VT.
InscriptionsYes
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)