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Description
A newspaper clipping originally appearing in the Evening Post (New York, New York, United States, 1850-1919) citing the retirement of Ex-President Franklin Pierce. It is mounted to a sheet of textured paper and features text typed in red ink. The clipping was originally enclosed in a frame, but was removed for preservation.
Description Source
NYS Historic Newspapers. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83030390/ (accessed 21 May 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
25 March 1857
Measurement
3 1/4 X 4 1/4
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper mounted on paper
Inscription
Recto, above clipping: Retirement of President Franklin Pierce recto, below clipping: From New York Evening Post / March 25, 1857.
Subjects
New York (N.Y.)--Newspapers; Presidents--United States--History
Work Type
clipping (information artifact)
Class
Ephemera
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
6983
Digital ID
FVW_06983
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
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