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Creator Role
issuer
Description
The card is presumably a trade card distributed by the Western Bank Note & Eng. Co. It is an engraved card featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the text of the Gettysburg Address.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
3 1/2 X 6 3/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper card
Inscription
recto, top left: "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE / WITH CHARITY FOR ALL" recto, bottom left, printed signature: Abraham Lincoln recto, top right: LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG SPEECH. / NOVEMBER 19, 1863. / [Full text of Address follows.] recto, at bottom: WESTERN BANK NOTE & ENG. CO. - WESTERN DIVISION AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. / SEE REVERSE verso: DEAR FRIEND:" / PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR "LINCOLN" / COLLECTION WITH MY COMPLIMENTS AND ALL / GOOD WISHES. / AS EVER, / RAYMOND V. BAHR / SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.
Subjects
Advertising cards; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Quotations
Work Type
trade card
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
2188
Digital ID
FVW_02188
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.